Apple A19 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
74.3CPU63.3
56.3GPU—
73Benchmarks80.1
82.1Efficiencyspec-based84
3 spec wins — Apple A192 spec wins — MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
InnoReviews verdict
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s wins this mobile chipset face-off, 73.2 to 70.3, pulling ahead mainly in benchmarks (+7). Apple A19 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple A19
- Stronger CPU score: 74 vs 63
- 35% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,600 vs 2,670
- 14% higher Max clock: 4.26 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Reasons to pick the MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- Stronger benchmarks score: 80 vs 73
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (typical) | 7 W | — |
| Architecture | Armv9 | — |
CPU
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Core configuration | 2x4.26 GHz performance + 4x2.6 GHz efficiency | 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Apple GPU (5-core) | Arm Immortalis-G925 |
AI
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| NPU | Neural Engine (16-core) | MediaTek NPU |
Memory
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X-10667 |
| Max bandwidth | 60 GB/s | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 5G (external) | 3GPP Release-17 5G modem |
| Max download | — | 7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Media
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| Max display | Super Retina XDR | WQHD+ @ 180Hz |
| Video capture | 4K@120fps | 8K@60fps |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple A19 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s |
|---|---|---|
| AnTuTuDifferent AnTuTu versions — not compared | 2,050,000 | 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) | 3,600+35%Top 6% | 2,670Top 13% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 8,850+4%Top 9% | 8,539Top 11% |
| 3DMark Wild Life Extreme | 4,650Top 16% | — |
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