MediaTek Dimensity 1000L vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1000L vs Apple A12X Bionic, speed examination of GPUs Apple A12X Bionic and Mali-G77 MC9.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1000L is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like GFXBench, Neocore, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, PassMark, AnTuTu, Octane V2, Quadrant, PCMark, WebXPRT 3, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5, even the gaming performance of chipsets in Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, PUBG etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Dimensity 1000L or A12X Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, 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

Dimensity 1000L

37%

A12X Bionic

48%

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

Dimensity 1000L

73%

A12X Bionic

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1000L

36%

A12X Bionic

46%

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Dimensity 1000L	A12X Bionic
Total score	522216	673441
CPU	146217	188568
GPU	198442	255916
MEM	83552	107748
UX	94008	121209

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1000L	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1111	1152
Multi-Core	3446	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1000L	A12X Bionic
Frequency	2600 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count		10000 millions
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	4x2.49GHz Vortex 4x1.6 GHz Tempest
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	6 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4X
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2133	2133
Memory bandwidth	29.87	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache		48 KB
L2 cache		4 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Dimensity 1000L is 4% better than A12X Bionic in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G77 MC9	Apple A12X Bionic
GPU Frequency	800 MHz	2500 MHz
GFloPS	504	1360
# of Cores	9	7
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	2732 x 2048 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	25.1	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	54.6	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	51.3	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	52.1	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	42.9	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	67.9	99.3
Real Racing 3	102.6	85.6
Sniper 3D	112.9	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	61.6	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	66.7	56.2
CSR Racing 2	71.8	63.6

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

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Multi-Mode	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	No	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000L is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 25
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 listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Dimensity 1000L and A12X Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 1000L SoC - all data

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

• Dimensity 1000L specs and review.

A12X Bionic SoC - all data

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

• A12X Bionic specs and review.