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Apple A17 Pro
Overview - Dimensity 7020 Vs A17 Pro

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 7020 vs A17 Pro SoCs by Mediatek and Apple respectively. We've now weighed the advantages and disadvantages of these 8-core and 6-core CPUs on the basis of their Geekbench, Antutu and 3DMark benchmarks with their technical specifications.

Features

Review

CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Dimensity 7020 25
A17 Pro 78
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 7020 16
A17 Pro 82
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 7020 79
A17 Pro 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 7020 40
A17 Pro 83
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 7020 A17 Pro
CPU 152839 399992
GPU 81155 620081
Memory 118550 265579
UX 124104 346005
Total score 476648 1631657
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A17 Pro

  • A17 Pro has 71.82% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 7020 (3780 vs 2200 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 55.33% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 7020 (1398 vs 900 MHz).
  • A17 Pro has 50% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 7020 (3 vs 6 nm).
  • A17 Pro has 242.32% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 7020 (1,632 K vs 477 K ).
  • A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 7020.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 7020 897
A17 Pro 2999

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 7020 2282
A17 Pro 7779

3DMark

Stability %

Graphics test -
Stability 79%

Graphics test 60 FPS
Full list of technical specifications

Display

  • Max On-Device Display Full HD+@120Hz -
  • Max On-Display Resolution 2520 x 1080 -
  • Max External Display - -
  • HDR HDR10+ -
  • Color Depth - -
  • Color Gamut - -
Full list of technical specifications

CPU

54%
Turbo Clock Speed

2200 MHz

94%
Turbo Clock Speed

3780 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

50%
Base Frequency

2020 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A78
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
    2x 3.78 GHz
    4x 2.02 GHz
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
  • L1 cache - 256 KB
  • L2 cache - 16 MB
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 6 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - 19 Billion
  • TDP - 8 W
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name IMG BXM-8-256 Apple A17 GPU
  • Architecture PowerVR IMG GPU Apple GPU
  • GPU frequency 900 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 8 6
  • Shading units 18 128
  • FLOPS 259.2 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.3 -
  • OpenCL version 3.0 -
  • DirectX version - -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
  • Max bandwidth - 51.2 Gbit/s
  • Max Size 16 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
  • Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 (Dual lane) NVMe
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 108MP
  • Video capture 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video playback 2K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - -
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 -
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2770 Mbps 7500 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed - -
  • 5G Upload Speed 1250 Mbps 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed - -
  • Wi-Fi 5 6
  • Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

MediaTek Dimensity 7020

CPU
25%
GPU
16%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
79%

Apple A17 Pro

CPU
78%
GPU
82%
Memory
38%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 7020 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 71.82% higher clock speed (3780 MHz vs 2200 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 7020 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: A17 Pro with a 55.33% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 900 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 7020 and A17 Pro?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: A17 Pro with a 50% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 6 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 7020 and A17 Pro?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: A17 Pro with a 242.32% better score (1631657 vs 476648).