Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus benchmark which processor is better

A13 Bionic vs Dimensity 1000 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of speed tests and benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus, compare of GPUs Apple A13 Bionic and Mali-G77 MC9.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and Dimensity 1000 Plus is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the chips, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, GeekBench 6, 5, Octane V2, Neocore, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which chip is better to buy A13 Bionic or Dimensity 1000 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

A13 Bionic

37%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

36%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

A13 Bionic

73%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

79%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A13 Bionic

35%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

35%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	A13 Bionic	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Total score	521807	502425
CPU	146108	140682
GPU	198279	190923
MEM	83491	80391
UX	93922	90427

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	A13 Bionic	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Single-Core	1111	908
Multi-Core	3444	3316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A13 Bionic	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Frequency	2660 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	8500 millions
Core configuration	2x2.66 GHz Icestorm 4x1.6 GHz Firestorm	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	10 W
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth		29.87
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	48 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.3-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A13 Bionic is 2% better than Dimensity 1000 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than Dimensity 1000 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A13 Bionic	Mali-G77 MC9
GPU Frequency	2600 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	786	504
# of Cores	4	9
# of Shader Units
Display	2688 x 1242 pixels	2520 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	62.6	30.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.5	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.9	57.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	62.1	54.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	36.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.4	57.3
Real Racing 3	125.8	115.4
Sniper 3D	138.4	109.6
Need for Speed No Limits	88.1	80.8
Mortal Kombat X	100.6	92.3
CSR Racing 2	81.8	69.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	12 MP	80 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	32 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	960	240
Video Encoding resolution	4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.265 (HEVC), HDR10+, HLG, HDR10, H.264 (AVC), VP8, VP9	H.264, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Intel XMM 7660 LTE	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	1600 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	225 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A13 Bionic is better: 31
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus is better: 9
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets A13 Bionic and Dimensity 1000 Plus, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

A13 Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• A13 Bionic specs and review.

Dimensity 1000 Plus SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Dimensity 1000 Plus specs and review.