MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs Apple A12X Bionic

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1100 vs Apple A12X Bionic, speed testing of GPUs Apple A12X Bionic and Mali-G77 MC9.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1100 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A78) and A12X Bionic is octa-core (Vortex). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications such as PassMark, Vellamo, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Geekbench, Quadrant, AnTuTu 8, GFXBench, 3DMark, Neocore, Octane V2, WebXPRT 3, and how good the chipsets are in games Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which chipset is better to buy Dimensity 1100 or A12X Bionic and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, 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

Dimensity 1100

42%

A12X Bionic

48%

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

Dimensity 1100

79%

A12X Bionic

76%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1100

39%

A12X Bionic

46%

Antutu 8

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

	Dimensity 1100	A12X Bionic
Total score	592862	673441
CPU	165998	188568
GPU	225277	255916
MEM	94858	107748
UX	106709	121209

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Dimensity 1100	A12X Bionic
Single-Core	1261	1152
Multi-Core	3913	4435

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1100	A12X Bionic
Frequency	2600 MHz	2490 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions	10000 millions
Core configuration	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 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	4266	2133
Memory bandwidth	29	42
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	32 KB	48 KB
L2 cache	320 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	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 1100 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	26.7	26.6
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	67.2	79.8
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	92.9	48.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	51.5	44.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	57.1	68.1
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	84.7	99.3
Real Racing 3	116.1	85.6
Sniper 3D	148.6	63.6
Need for Speed No Limits	130.1	78.2
Mortal Kombat X	120.8	56.2
CSR Racing 2	120.8	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	108 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	Sub 6GHz 5G Multi-Mode	Intel XMM 7560 LTE
Download speed	4700 MBit/s.	1000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	350 MBit/s.
Navigation	Galileo E1 + E5a, GPS L1CA+L5, NavIC, BeiDou B1I+ B2a, Glonass L1OF, QZSS L1CA+ L5	Galileo, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	Yes
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1100 is better: 19
The number of parameters for which Apple A12X Bionic is better: 20
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets Dimensity 1100 and A12X Bionic, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Dimensity 1100 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark

• Dimensity 1100 specs and review.

A12X Bionic SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• A12X Bionic specs and review.