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

A13 Bionic vs Dimensity 1000L

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000L, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G77 MC9 and Apple A13 Bionic.

This performance comparison involves two processors: A13 Bionic is gexa-core (Icestorm) and Dimensity 1000L is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the specifications of the processors, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy A13 Bionic or Dimensity 1000L and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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 1000L

37%

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

A13 Bionic

73%

Dimensity 1000L

73%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A13 Bionic

35%

Dimensity 1000L

36%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A13 Bionic	Dimensity 1000L
Total score	521807	522216
CPU	146108	146217
GPU	198279	198442
MEM	83491	83552
UX	93922	94008

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A13 Bionic	Dimensity 1000L
Single-Core	1111	1111
Multi-Core	3444	3446

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A13 Bionic	Dimensity 1000L
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
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8-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 1000L in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A13 Bionic has 2 more core than Dimensity 1000L. 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	25.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	56.5	54.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	62.9	51.3
Call of Duty: Mobile	62.1	52.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	42.9
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.4	67.9
Real Racing 3	125.8	102.6
Sniper 3D	138.4	112.9
Need for Speed No Limits	88.1	61.6
Mortal Kombat X	100.6	66.7
CSR Racing 2	81.8	71.8

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	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: 25
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000L is better: 14
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

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 1000L SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1000L specs and review.