MediaTek Dimensity 8100
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MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Apple A15 Bionic. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Released
Q3/2021
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Apple A15 Bionic
Apple A15 Bionic

What's the best choice MediaTek Dimensity 8100 or Apple A15 Bionic? Which processor is faster?

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

MediaTek Dimensity 8100 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2022.

Apple A15 Bionic has a maximum frequency of 3.23 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 8.5 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    568 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    612 place
Apple A15 Bionic Reasons to consider
Apple A15 Bionic
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    549 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.23 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple A15 Bionic CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    541 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    261 place

Specifications

Technical data
MediaTek Dimensity 8100 MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Apple A15 Bionic Apple A15 Bionic
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Mediatek Dimensity left arrow Apple A series
  • CPU group
    MediaTek Dimensity 8000 left arrow Apple A15
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 15
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Apple A14 Bionic
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.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • 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 A15 (5 GPU Cores)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow 5
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    Vallhall 3 left arrow 12
  • 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 / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • 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 A15 Bionic and MediaTek Dimensity 8100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow LPDDR4X-4266
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Apple A15 Bionic to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 8.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and MediaTek Dimensity 8100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55 left arrow A15
  • 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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and Apple A15 Bionic.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
971
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
1732
Apple A15 Bionic
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
4029
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
4777
Apple A15 Bionic

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