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Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500M

Apple A16 Bionic
56.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
77.5Inno Score
56.8CPU74.3
43.7GPU—
61.5Benchmarks—
52.7AI—
71.4Efficiency84
0 spec wins — Apple A16 Bionic6 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500M

InnoReviews verdict

MediaTek Dimensity 9500M wins this mobile chipset face-off, 77.5 to 56.2, pulling ahead mainly in CPU (+18) and efficiency (+13). Apple A16 Bionic still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple A16 Bionic

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500M

  • Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 57
  • Stronger efficiency score: 84 vs 71
  • 51% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,914 vs 6,570
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 27% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,315 vs 2,620

General

General comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Announced20222026
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
TDP (typical)7 W—
ArchitectureArmv8.6ARMv9.3-A

CPU

CPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Cores68+33%
Core configuration2x3.46 GHz + 4x2.02 GHz1x C1-Ultra + 3x C1-Premium + 4x C1-Pro
Max clock3.46 GHz4.21 GHz+22%

GPU

GPU comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
GPUApple GPU (5-core)Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC11

AI

AI comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
NPU16-core Neural Engine—
AI performance17 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Memory typeLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5X
Max bandwidth51.2 GB/s—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
ModemExternal (Snapdragon X65)—
Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth—6.0

Media

Media comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
Video capture4K@60fps—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple A16 Bionic versus MediaTek Dimensity 9500M
SpecApple A16 BionicMediaTek Dimensity 9500M
AnTuTu 101,300,000Top 23%—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,620Top 11%3,315+27%Top 5%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,570Top 15%9,914+51%Top 4%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,100Top 36%—

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