Apple A19 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
77.4CPU63.3
64.9GPU—
74.7Benchmarks80.1
72AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based84
3 spec wins — Apple A19 Pro2 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: Apple A19 Pro scores 73.5 against 73.2 for MediaTek Dimensity 9500s. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Apple A19 Pro edges ahead in CPU, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A19 Pro
- Stronger CPU score: 77 vs 63
- 42% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,800 vs 2,670
- 14% higher Max clock: 4.26 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
- 11% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,500 vs 8,539
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 75
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 8 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9.2 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.26 GHz + 4x2.6 GHz | 1x3.73 GHz Arm Cortex-X925 + 3x Arm Cortex-X4 + 4x Arm Cortex-A720 |
| Max clock | 4.26 GHz+14% | 3.73 GHz |
GPU
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (6-core, Neural Accelerators) | Arm Immortalis-G925 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | 16-core Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU |
| AI performance | 35 TOPS | — |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | External (Snapdragon X80) | 3GPP Release-17 5G modem |
| Max download | — | 7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | — | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | — | WQHD+ @ 180Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A19 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 2,200,000 | 2,726,802Top 19% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | — | 809,783Top 19% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | — | 905,149Top 19% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | — | 410,777Top 9% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | — | 601,093Top 19% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,800+42%Top 5% | 2,670Top 13% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,500+11%Top 7% | 8,539Top 11% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 5,700Top 13% | — |
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