Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus

Comparisons   14-09-2022
   Full comparison data of Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus, testing of graphics chips (GPU). A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table. From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Neocore, 3DMark, GFXBench, Quadrant, Geekbench, AnTuTu, Vellamo, PCMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Fortnite, Asphalt 9, Minecraft, GTA, Madout2, Call of Duty, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results these tests and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy A15 Bionic or MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus.

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

A15 Bionic

60%

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus

76%

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

A15 Bionic

80%

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus

82%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

A15 Bionic

58%

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus

75%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	A15 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
Total score	841983	1062639
CPU	235753	297529
GPU	319963	403808
MEM	134709	170016
UX	151566	191283

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	A15 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
Single-Core	1716	1215
Multi-Core	4732	4417

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	A15 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
Frequency	3232 MHz	3200 MHz
Cores	6	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	15800 millions	8400 millions
Core configuration	2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.86 GHz Blizzard	1x3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-X2 3x2.85 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A510
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	8 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x, LPDDR5	LPDDR5x
Max. Memory	16 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2800	7500
Memory bandwidth	92	52
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.5	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here A15 Bionic is 0% better than MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that A15 Bionic has 2 more core than MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Apple A15 Bionic GPU	Mali-G710 MC10
GPU Frequency	3232 MHz	850 MHz
GFloPS	2989.13	1648
# of Cores	5	10
# of Shader Units
Display	2796 x 1290 pixels	2560 x 1440 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	32.2	40.4
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	99.5	125.6
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.5	75.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	55.6	69.2
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	85.2	107.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	123.9	155.6
Real Racing 3	119.6	151.4
Sniper 3D	131.4	166.5
Need for Speed No Limits	83.1	105.3
Mortal Kombat X	86.9	108.1
CSR Racing 2	71.3	90.5

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	320 MP
Dual Camera resolution	12 MP	48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Apple ISP
Video Encoding FPS	120	240
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	Dolby Vision, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, H.265/HEVC, AV1

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Modem	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode
Download speed	7000 MBit/s.	7000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	5000 MBit/s.	2500 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo, NavIC, GLONASS, NavIC enabled, QZSS, GPS, SBAS, Dual frequency GNSS, Beidou, GNSS	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, QZSS L1CA+ L5, NavIC, Glonass L1OF, BeiDou B1I+ B2a + B1C
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple A15 Bionic is better: 12
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus is better: 27
You need to understand that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full video of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets, as well as read the test results at the links below.

A15 Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A15 Bionic specs and review.

MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus SoC - all data

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

• MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus specs and review.