Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of benchmarks and speed tests Apple A12 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus, comparison of GPUs Apple A12 Bionic and Mali-G77 MC9.

This performance comparison includes two processors: A12 Bionic is gexa-core (Vortex) and Dimensity 1000 Plus is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the chips, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special testing software like Quadrant, GFXBench, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, 3DMark, AnTuTu, Vellamo, and how good the SoCs are in games Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy A12 Bionic or Dimensity 1000 Plus and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, 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

A12 Bionic

30%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

36%

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

A12 Bionic

72%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

79%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A12 Bionic

29%

Dimensity 1000 Plus

35%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A12 Bionic	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Total score	419987	502425
CPU	117593	140682
GPU	159589	190923
MEM	67188	80391
UX	75591	90427

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A12 Bionic	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Single-Core	900	908
Multi-Core	2970	3316

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A12 Bionic	Dimensity 1000 Plus
Frequency	2490 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6900 millions
Core configuration	2x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest	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	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	34.1	29.87
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	8 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 Dimensity 1000 Plus is 4% better than A12 Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A12 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 A12 Bionic	Mali-G77 MC9
GPU Frequency	2500 MHz	800 MHz
GFloPS	586	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	27.4	30.1
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.2	44.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	56.3	57.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	40.9	54.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	45.3	36.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	74.5	57.3
Real Racing 3	84.5	115.4
Sniper 3D	107	109.6
Need for Speed No Limits	67.6	80.8
Mortal Kombat X	64.7	92.3
CSR Racing 2	78.8	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 7560 LTE	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	1000 MBit/s.	4700 MBit/s.
Upload speed	350 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A12 Bionic is better: 16
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A12 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12 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.