MediaTek Dimensity 8000
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MediaTek Dimensity 8000 vs Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU). Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
MediaTek Dimensity 8000
Released
Q3/2021
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Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 8000 or Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)? Which processor is faster?

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

MediaTek Dimensity 8000 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz . 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2022.

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 8000 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    685 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    52 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    110 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    137 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    103 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    139 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    78 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 8000 MediaTek Dimensity 8000
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Mediatek Dimensity left arrow Apple M series
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 8000 left arrow Apple M1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    8 / 8 left arrow 10 / 10
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    4x Cortex-A78 left arrow 8x Firestorm
  • B-Core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow 2x Icestorm
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
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.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G610 MP6 left arrow Apple M1 Pro (16 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 256
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 2048
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    Vallhall 3 left arrow 1
  • Direct X
    12 left arrow --
  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) and MediaTek Dimensity 8000. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    left arrow 4.0
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 8000 and Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 30 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 40 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 8000 and MediaTek Dimensity 8000, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 28.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 left arrow M1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow APL 1103

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Dimensity 8000 and Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU).

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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