CPU A
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
8 cores 2850 MHz 5 nanometers Mali-G610 MC6
Mobile processor comparison
MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Apple A12 Bionic
Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.
CPU B
Apple A12 Bionic
6 cores 2490 MHz 7 nanometers Apple A12 Bionic GPU
Compared fields
43
Different values
36
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
- More CPU cores
- Higher maximum CPU clock
- Smaller manufacturing process
Apple A12 Bionic
- Higher listed GPU clock
CPU
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 | 2x 2.49 GHz - Vortex4x 1.6 GHz - Tempest |
| CPU cores | 8 | 6 |
| Clock speed | 2850 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.3-A |
| Process technology | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistors | Not available | 6.9 billion |
| TDP | 8 W | 6 W |
Cache and memory
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| L1 cache | Not available | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | Not available | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | Not available |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 6400 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory bus | 4x 16 Bit | 1x 64 Bit |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 34.1 Gbit/s |
| Maximum memory | Not available | 12 GB |
Graphics and AI
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Mali-G610 MC6 | Apple A12 Bionic GPU |
| GPU architecture | Valhall 2 | Not available |
| GPU clock | 912 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Execution units | 6 | 32 |
| Shaders | Not available | 256 |
| FLOPS | Not available | 560 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Neural processor / NPU | Yes | Yes |
Display and media
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2688 x 1242 |
| Maximum camera resolution | 1x 200MP | 2x 12MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC | AAC, AACâLC, Apple Lossless, HEâAAC, Linear PCM, AAX и AAX+, HEâAAC v2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 18 |
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Not available | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Not available | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
General
| Specification | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 | Apple A12 Bionic |
|---|---|---|
| Release | March 2022 | September 2018 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6895Z/TCZA | APL1W81 |
| Storage support | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Devices in database | 3 | Not available |
Real devices
Phones using these processors
Examples found in the existing device catalogue.
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Honor Pad V8 Pro WiFi
- Display
- IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 128 GB
- Battery
- Li-Po 10050 mAh
Apple A12 Bionic
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