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Apple A13 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2019
Apple A13 Bionic
Apple A13 Bionic
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Q1/2021
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MediaTek Dimensity 1200
MediaTek Dimensity 1200

What's the best choice Apple A13 Bionic or MediaTek Dimensity 1200? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple A13 Bionic has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 6 W. Released in Q3/2019.

MediaTek Dimensity 1200 has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A13 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    193 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    557 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    452 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    16 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    2.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.65 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 1200 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    453 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    283 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    8 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple A13 Bionic Apple A13 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MediaTek Dimensity 1200
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Apple A13 left arrow MediaTek Dimensity 1100/1200
  • Family
    Apple A series left arrow Mediatek Dimensity
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    Apple A12 Bionic left arrow -
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    Apple A14 Bionic left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Lightning left arrow 1x Cortex-A78
  • B-Core
    4x Thunder left arrow 3x Cortex-A78
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • C-Core
    - left arrow 4x Cortex-A55
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.65 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    2.65 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 9
  • Generation
    10 left arrow Vallhall 1
  • GPU Frequency
    1800 MHz left arrow 850 MHz
  • GPU name
    Apple A13 left arrow ARM Mali-G77 MP9
  • GPU Turbo
    2700 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 144
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 and Apple A13 Bionic. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    4 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4X-4266 left arrow LPDDR4X-2133
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    6 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 1200, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    A13 (Lightning / Thunder) left arrow Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow MT6893
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple A13 Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 1200.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1336.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
963.000000
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3187.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
3321.000000
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

732.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
979.000000
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC

Higher values are better in this metric.

523650.000000
Apple A13 Bionic
647817.000000
MediaTek Dimensity 1200

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