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64

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Apple A16 Bionic

A16 Bionic chip

49

Points
Mediatek Dimensity 8100

Dimensity 8100
Overview - A16 Bionic chip Vs Dimensity 8100

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released A16 Bionic chip vs Dimensity 8100 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 8100 35
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
A16 Bionic chip 54
Dimensity 8100 30
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
A16 Bionic chip 86
Dimensity 8100 82
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
A16 Bionic chip 64
Dimensity 8100 49
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

A16 Bionic chip Dimensity 8100
CPU 247110 204875
GPU 408357 311503
Memory 162944 130636
UX 146541 161518
Total score 964952 808532
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 21.40% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (3460 vs 2850 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 53.29% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (1398 vs 912 MHz).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 20% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 8100 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • A16 Bionic chip has 19.35% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 8100 (965 K vs 809 K).
  • A16 Bionic chip has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8100.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 1870
Dimensity 8100 969

Multi-Core Score

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A16 Bionic chip 5474
Dimensity 8100 4081

Image compression

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A16 Bionic chip 243.5
Dimensity 8100

Face detection

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A16 Bionic chip 46.4
Dimensity 8100

Speech recognition

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A16 Bionic chip 141.8
Dimensity 8100

Machine learning

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A16 Bionic chip 117.1
Dimensity 8100

Camera shooting

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A16 Bionic chip 54.3
Dimensity 8100

HTML 5

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A16 Bionic chip 5.9
Dimensity 8100

SQLite

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A16 Bionic chip 1430
Dimensity 8100

3DMark

51%
A16 Bionic chip
Stability 79%

Graphics test 59 FPS
29%
Dimensity 8100
Stability 94%

Graphics test 34 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display - WQHD+ @120Hz / Full HD+ @168Hz
  • Max On-Display Resolution - 2960 x 1440
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR - HDR10+
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

86%
Turbo Clock Speed

3460 MHz

71%
Turbo Clock Speed

2850 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 3.46 GHz – Everest
    4x 2.02 GHz – Sawtooth
     4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78
    4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
  • Cores 6 8
  • Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.2-A
  • L1 cache 256 KB -
  • L2 cache 16 MB -
  • L3 cache - 4 MB
  • Process 4 nm 5 nm
  • Transistor count 16 Billion -
  • TDP 8 W 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Apple A16 GPU Mali-G610 MC6
  • Architecture Apple GPU Valhall 2
  • GPU frequency 1398 MHz 912 MHz
  • Execution units 6 6
  • Shading units 768 -
  • FLOPS - -
  • Vulkan version - 1.1
  • OpenCL version - 2.0
  • DirectX version - 12
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

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

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine APU 580 (multi-core)
  • Storage type NVMe UFS 3.1
  • Max display resolution 2796 x 1290 2960 x 1440
  • Max camera resolution 1x 48MP 1x 200MP
  • Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG H.264, H.265, AV1, 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 - R16-ready 5G modem
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 21
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 7500 Mbps 4700 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 3500 Mbps -
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 6 6
  • Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
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 8100

Mediatek Dimensity 8100
CPU
35%
GPU
30%
Memory
75%
Energy efficiency and battery life
82%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 21.40% higher clock speed (3460 MHz vs 2850 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A16 Bionic chip with a 53.29% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 912 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A16 Bionic chip with a 20% smaller transistor size (4 nm vs 5 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between A16 Bionic chip and Dimensity 8100?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A16 Bionic chip with a 19.35% better score (964952 vs 808532).