Dimensity 8400 vs Apple A18
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7) with the older 6-core Apple A18 (Apple A18 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
- Has 2 more cores
- Performs 22% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 14% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 60 GB/s)
Pros of Apple A18
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- 25% higher CPU clock speed (4050 vs 3250 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~15%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 623766 | 611649 |
| GPU | 596540 | 589953 |
| Memory | 331200 | 181123 |
| UX | 396922 | 589751 |
| Total score | 1948428 | 1972476 |
| Samples | [313 tests] | [29 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 | 286.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 189.2 pages/sec | 184.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 189.3 Mpixels/sec | 201.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 111.1 images/sec | 297.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 166.2 Mpixels/sec | 279.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 19.8 images/sec | 36.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 58 images/sec | 90 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 7.1 Mpixels/sec | 8.68 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 45 tests | 6 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 21.3 images/sec | 49.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 11.1 images/sec | 71.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.52 Gpixels/sec | 0.86 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.71 Gpixels/sec | 1.14 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.66 Gpixels/sec | 1.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.15 Gpixels/sec | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 37.2 Gpixels/sec | 77.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1703.3 FPS | 2811.1 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | 31 tests | 4 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 1346 | 1579 |
| Stability | 86% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 12 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 5948 | 6750 |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 1 | 25 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 2 | 23 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (Xann) | AnTuTu 12 | 2143962 |
| π 2026-09-23 (AYS) | AnTuTu 12 | 2192420 |
| π 2026-09-21 (tadslj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1988365 |
| π 2026-09-21 (JenKenny) | AnTuTu 11 | 2063774 |
| π 2026-09-20 (POCOMAN) | AnTuTu 12 | 2112771 |
Apple A18
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-30 (Dddd) | AnTuTu 11 | 1905485 |
| π 2026-07-18 (Aj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1949745 |
| π 2026-07-15 (vovachips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1842572 |
| π 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3531 / 9122 |
| π 2026-07-03 (iTzRageeh) | AnTuTu 11 | 2045650 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8400 and Apple A18CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.25 GHz β Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz β Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz β Cortex-A725 |
2x 4.05 GHz β Everest 4x 2.42 GHz β Sawtooth |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 3250 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 7 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G720 MP7 | Apple A18 GPU |
| Architecture | 5th gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| Pipelines | 7 | 5 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 896 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 2329.6 Gigaflops | 1907 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 880 | Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 35 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4266 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 68.2 Gb/s | 60 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP | 1x 48MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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
| Modem | - | Snapdragon X71 5G |
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5170 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | - | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2024 | September 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6899, MT6899Z | APL1V08 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site | - |
| Successor | - | - Apple A19 |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
- βDimensity 8400 Ultraβ is the same chip as βDimensity 8400β but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.
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