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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

34

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 720

Dimensity 720
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Dimensity 720

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Dimensity 720 SoCs by Apple and Mediatek respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 6-core and 8-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

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Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
A16 Bionic chip 51
Dimensity 720 16
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Dimensity 720 11
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Dimensity 720 75
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Dimensity 720 34
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Dimensity 720
CPU 247110 94857
GPU 408357 73751
Memory 162944 64277
UX 146541 61339
Total score 964952 294224
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A16 Bionic

  • A16 Bionic chip has 73.00% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (3460 vs 2000 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 64.47% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (1398 vs 850 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 200.05% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 720 (6400 vs 2133 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 42.86% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 720 (4 vs 7 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 227.97% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 720 (965 K vs 294 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 720.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Dimensity 720 523

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Dimensity 720 1707

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Dimensity 720 98.5

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Dimensity 720 14.3

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Dimensity 720 31.3

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Dimensity 720 27

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Dimensity 720 14.9

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Dimensity 720 2

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Dimensity 720 510.9

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
6%
Dimensity 720
Stability 97%

Graphics test 7 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - Full HD+ @ 90 Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2520 x 1080
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - HDR10, HDR10+
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

50%
Turbo Clock Speed

2000 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 4 nm 7 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W 10 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali-G57 MC3
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 850 MHz
  • Execution units 6 3
  • Shading units 768 48
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 6400 MHz 2133 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17.07 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 8 GB 12 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
  • Bus 4x16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine Yes
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 2.2
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, VP9
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+ AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 2770 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - 1200 Mbps
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed - 211 Mbps
  • Wi-Fi 6 5
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.1
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Apple A16 Bionic

Apple A16 Bionic
CPU
51%
GPU
54%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
86%

Mediatek Dimensity 720

Mediatek Dimensity 720
CPU
16%
GPU
11%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 73.00% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2000 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 64.47% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 200.05% higher memory frequency (6400 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 720?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 42.86% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 720?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 227.97% better score (964952 vs 294224).