Dimensity 1000 Plus vs A15 Bionic
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus (Mali-G77 MP9) with the newer 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple A15 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
- Performs 3.6x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 87%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1413K vs 754K
- Higher GPU frequency (~60%)
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- 24% higher CPU clock speed (3230 vs 2600 MHz)
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (34.1 against 29.87 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 289574 | 410975 |
| GPU | 126700 | 370837 |
| Memory | 139028 | 164151 |
| UX | 199614 | 467312 |
| Total score | 754916 | 1413275 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [69 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 151.6 MB/sec | 208.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.4 pages/sec | 122.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 113 Mpixels/sec | 139.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 66 images/sec | 125.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 93.2 Mpixels/sec | 179.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 9.57 images/sec | 22.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 32.3 images/sec | 53.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.05 Mpixels/sec | 6.26 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 76 tests | 37 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 6.75 images/sec | 35.4 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.23 images/sec | 44.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.16 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.82 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.05 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 13.5 Gpixels/sec | 71.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 722.4 FPS | 2198.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | - | 19 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 3765 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 9 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1192 | 2854 |
| Stability | 99% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 17 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9939 | - |
| Video editing score | 7969 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 9468 | - |
| Photo editing score | 39339 | - |
| Writing score | 14837 | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 45 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Call of Duty: Mobile | 55 FPS [High] |
- |
| Fortnite | 28 FPS [Medium] |
- |
| Shadowgun Legends | 58 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| World of Tanks Blitz | 56 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
- |
| Device | iQOO Z1 1080 x 2400 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-05 (pichayut) | AnTuTu | 754916 |
Apple A15 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-18 (Bionic) | AnTuTu | 1336740 |
| π 2026-09-12 (Simon) | AnTuTu | 1146332 |
| π 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh) | GeekBench GPU | 18864 |
| π 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh) | GeekBench CPU | 2327 / 5604 |
| π 2026-09-03 (YulikπΊπ¦) | AnTuTu | 1289105 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 1000 Plus and A15 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
2x 3.23 GHz β Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz β Blizzard |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2600 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 15 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP9 | Apple A15 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 836 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 5 |
| Shading units | 32 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 288 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 481.5 Gigaflops | 1712.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 4.5 TOPS | 15.8 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 29.87 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 30FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Helio M70 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 19 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4700 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | May 2020 | September 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6889Z/CZA | APL1W07 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus official site | - |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 9500 | - Apple A19 Pro |
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