Apple M4 iPad vs MediaTek Dimensity 9400
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M4 iPad and MediaTek Dimensity 9400 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (4400 MHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Higher Max Bandwidth: 120 Gbit/s (120 Gbit/s vs 76.8 Gbit/s)
- Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (May 2024 vs November 2024)
Basic
Apple
Label Name
MediaTek
May 2024
Launch Date
November 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M4 iPad
Model Name
Dimensity 9400
4x 4.4 GHz – 6x 2.88 GHz –
Architecture
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4400 MHz
Frequency
3400 MHz
GPU Specifications
Apple M4 GPU
GPU name
-
1470 MHz
GPU frequency
1300 MHz
128
Shading units
-
10
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
6
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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
120 Gbit/s
Max Bandwidth
76.8 Gbit/s
Miscellaneous
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
-
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 4.0
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
20 W
TDP
-
ARMv9.4-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
M4 iPad
3842
+36%
Dimensity 9400
2832
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14383
+20%
Dimensity 9400
11974
AnTuTu 10
M4 iPad
2767758
Dimensity 9400
3518353
+27%
