Apple A18 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple A18 and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 76.8 Gbit/s (60 GB/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
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
2x 4.04 GHz – 4x 2.4 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
3780 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple A18 GPU
GPU name
-
1398 MHz
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
1.7894 TFLOPS
FLOPS
-
128
Shading units
-
5
Execution units
-
-
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
Connectivity
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.4
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5T
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
60 GB/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 120FPS
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 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
A18
3403
+20%
Dimensity 9400
2832
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
A18
7828
Dimensity 9400
11974
+53%
AnTuTu 10
A18
1490144
Dimensity 9400
3518353
+136%
