Dimensity 8400 vs A15 Bionic
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7) with the older 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 8400
- Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Performs 36% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1948K vs 1413K
- Has 2 more cores
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 623766 | 410975 |
| GPU | 596540 | 370837 |
| Memory | 331200 | 164151 |
| UX | 396922 | 467312 |
| Total score | 1948428 | 1413275 |
| Samples | [313 tests] | [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 | 248.7 MB/sec | 208.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 189.2 pages/sec | 122.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 189.3 Mpixels/sec | 139.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 111.1 images/sec | 125.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 166.2 Mpixels/sec | 179.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 19.8 images/sec | 22.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 58 images/sec | 53.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.1 Mpixels/sec | 6.26 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 45 tests | 37 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 21.3 images/sec | 35.4 images/sec |
| Face detection | 11.1 images/sec | 44.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.52 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 0.82 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.66 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 37.2 Gpixels/sec | 71.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1703.3 FPS | 2198.2 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | 31 tests | 19 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1346 | - |
| Stability | 86% | - |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5948 | 3765 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | 25 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | 9 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | - | 2854 |
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14034 | - |
| Video editing score | 6661 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 13175 | - |
| Photo editing score | 23584 | - |
| Writing score | 17637 | - |
| Phones tested | 5 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-10 (Siam) | AnTuTu | 2105375 |
| ๐ 2026-09-10 (ras) | AnTuTu | 1916912 |
| ๐ 2026-09-07 (Zulkarnaen) | AnTuTu | 1978838 |
| ๐ 2026-09-06 (Emon) | AnTuTu | 2063678 |
| ๐ 2026-09-05 (Sanchez) | AnTuTu | 1790134 |
Apple A15 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-12 (Simon) | AnTuTu | 1146332 |
| ๐ 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh) | GeekBench GPU | 18864 |
| ๐ 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh) | GeekBench CPU | 2327 / 5604 |
| ๐ 2026-09-03 (Yulik๐บ๐ฆ) | AnTuTu | 1289105 |
| ๐ 2026-09-03 (Yuk) | AnTuTu | 1289105 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8400 and A15 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.25 GHz โ Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz โ Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz โ Cortex-A725 |
2x 3.23 GHz โ Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz โ Blizzard |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3250 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 15 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 MP7 | Apple A15 GPU |
| Architecture | 5th gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Pipelines | 7 | 5 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 896 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 Gigaflops | 1712.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 15.8 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 68.2 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2024 | September 2021 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6899, MT6899Z | APL1W07 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple A19 Pro |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
- โDimensity 8400 Ultraโ is the same chip as โDimensity 8400โ but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.
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