MediaTek Dimensity 9400
vs
Apple A18

vs

SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Apple A18 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Newer Launch Date: November 2024 (November 2024 vs September 2024)
  • Higher Frequency: 3780 MHz (3400 MHz vs 3780 MHz)

Basic

MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
November 2024
Launch Date
September 2024
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
Dimensity 9400
Model Name
A18
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X5
3x 2.96 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.27 GHz – Cortex-A730
Architecture
2x 4.04 GHz, 4x 2.4 GHz
8
Cores
6
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
3780 MHz

GPU Specifications

-
GPU name
Apple A18 GPU
1300 MHz
GPU frequency
1398 MHz
-
FLOPS
1.7894 TFLOPS
-
Shading units
128
-
Execution units
5
3840 x 2160
Max display resolution
-

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 10000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
5.3
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5T
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
7500 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
1x 320MP
Max camera resolution
1x 48MP
UFS 4.0
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Yes
Neural processor (NPU)
Neural Engine

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9400
2832
A18
3403 +20%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9400
11974 +53%
A18
7828
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9400
3518353 +136%
A18
1490144

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Solar Bay
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11475
Apple iPhone 16
Apple A18
6794
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
805
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1162
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Vivo X200 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
762
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1086
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11764
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
6820
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2452
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1554
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Oppo Find X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2442
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Apple A18
1447