Apple A16 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
Apple A16 Bionic
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The Apple A16 Bionic is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the iPhone 14 Pro (2022) models. It offers 6 cores divided in two performance cores (codename Everest, up to 3.46 GHz) and four power-efficiency cores (codename Sawtooth, up to 2.02). According to Apple, the most improvements were made to the efficiency cores and the improved memory bandwidth (+50% thanks to LPDDR5). According to the die analysis from angstronomics, the e-core cluster still has the same 4 MB L2 cache, but the p-cores now offer 16 MB L2 cache. The SLC (System Level Cache) however seems to be reduced to 24 MB.
The Neural Engine still offers 16 cores and offers an increased performance of 17 TOPS (vs. 15.8 of the A15) for AI tasks. The integrated graphics engine still offers 5 cores and benefits mostly from the higher memory bandwidth. The new display engine supports adaptive refresh rates down to 1 Hz, the new always-on display, and improved anti-aliasing (for the dynamic island animations).
The CPU performance only shows small improvements to the last generation (Apple A15 Bionic). Still, the A16 is by far the fastest mobile CPU for smartphones and leaves e.g. the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 easily behind (in Geekbench 5.4 single- and multi-thread tests).
The chip is manufactured on the modern 4nm process at TSMC and integrates nearly 16 billion transistors (compared to the 15.8 billion of the A15 and 11.8 of the A14). Apple emphasized on efficiency and e.g. mentioned 20% power savings for the big performance cores and class-leading efficiency of the e-cores.
MediaTek Dimensity 9000+
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The MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ (or 9000 Plus) is a high-end SoC with an integrated 5G modem. It includes one fast Cortex-X2 core with up to 3 GHz, three more A710 cores with up to 2.85 GHz and four power efficiency cores (Cortex-A510) with upto 1.8 GHz. The SoC is manufactured in the new 4nm process at TSMC. All CPU cores can together use 8 MB of level 3 cache and 6 MB of System Level Cache (SLC). Compared to the similar Dimensity 9000, the 9000 Plus offers a 200 MHz higher clocked X2 core.
The CPU Performance of the 9000+ is very good thanks to the big cores and high clock speeds. At the time of announcement, it should be the fastest SoC for Android phones and depending on the workload even best the Apple A15 of the iPhone 13 (e.g. Geekbench in Multi-Core tests). The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (in the ROG Phone 6 Pro e.g.) should slightly behind the Dimensity 9000+ in single and multi-threaded tests.
The integrated quad channel memory controller supports LPDDR5X with 7500 Mbps. The integrated GPU is an ARM Mali-G710 MC10 (10 of the 16 possible cores) and should be 10% faster compared to the same iGPU in the Dimensity 9000 (thanks to higher clocks).
The Dimensity 9000+ is produced in the state of the art 4nm process at TSMC.
| Model | Apple A16 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ |
| Codename | Crete | Cortex-X2 / A710 / A510 |
| Series | Apple Apple A-Series | |
| Clock | 2020 - 3460 MHz | 1800 - 3200 MHz |
| L2 Cache | 20 MB | |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 14 MB |
| Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 8 / 8 1 x 3.2 GHz ARM Cortex-X2 3 x 2.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A710 4 x 1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A510 |
| Transistors | 16000 Million | |
| Technology | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set, Machine Learning Controller, 16-Core Neural Engine, Secure Enclave, Advanced Image Signal Processor | 1x ARM Cortex-X2 (3.2 GHz), 3x A710 (2.85 GHz), 4x ARM Cortex-A510 (1.8 GHz), ARM Mali-G710 MC10, APU 590, Imagiq 790, 5G Modem (3GPP Release-16), LPDDR5X 7500 Mbps |
| iGPU | Apple A16 GPU 5-Core | ARM Mali-G710 MP10 |
| Architecture | ARM | ARM |
| Announced | ||
| Manufacturer | www.mediatek.com |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Apple A16 Bionic → 100% n=10
Average Benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ → 79% n=10
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
