Apple A18 Pro vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 78.8 Gbit/s (78.8 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (September 2024 vs November 2024)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
MediaTek
September 2024
Launch Date
November 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
-
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5T
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
78.8 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
1x 48MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408
+20%
Dimensity 9400
2832
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092
Dimensity 9400
11974
+32%
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119
Dimensity 9400
3518353
+78%
