Apple A18 Pro
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 8400

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 Pro and MediaTek Dimensity 8400 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 3890 MHz (3890 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: December 2024 (September 2024 vs December 2024)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
MediaTek
September 2024
Launch Date
December 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
A18 Pro
Model Name
Dimensity 8400
2x 3.89 GHz –
4x 2.2 GHz –
Architecture
1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3.0 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
6
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
3890 MHz
Frequency
3250 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Mali-G720 MC7
-
GPU frequency
1400 MHz
-
Execution units
6
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
-
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440

Connectivity

Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed
Up to 7900 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
-
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
8533 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

-
L2 Cache
3.5 MB
-
L3 cache
6 MB
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
4K at 60FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9-A
Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 880

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18 Pro
3408 +102%
Dimensity 8400
1684
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18 Pro
9092 +30%
Dimensity 8400
6970
AnTuTu 10
A18 Pro
1977119 +12%
Dimensity 8400
1772345

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
7578
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
6396
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1298
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
670
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Apple A18 Pro
1715
Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1435