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35

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Mediatek Dimensity 800U

Dimensity 800U

85

Points
Apple A18

Apple A18
Overview - Dimensity 800U Vs Apple A18

We have created a comprehensive comparison of the recently released Dimensity 800U vs Apple A18 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 800U 18
Apple A18 82
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Dimensity 800U 13
Apple A18 84
Battery Life
Efficiency of battery consumption
Dimensity 800U 75
Apple A18 89
Tenzys Tech Score
Overall chip score
Dimensity 800U 35
Apple A18 85
Benchmarks

AnTuTu 9

Dimensity 800U Apple A18
CPU 113735 421143
GPU 104873 615010
Memory 67803 178670
UX 116075 345874
Total score 402486 1560697
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect Tenzys Tech scores.
Key Differences

Pros of Apple A18

  • Apple A18 has 68.33% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 800U (4040 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 64.47% higher GPU clock speed than Dimensity 800U (1398 vs 850 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 75.81% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 800U (3750 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Apple A18 has 57.14% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 800U (3 vs 7 nm).
  • Apple A18 has 287.76% better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 800U (1,561 K vs 402 K ).
  • Apple A18 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 800U.
Benchmarks

GeekBench 5

Single-Core Score

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Dimensity 800U 594
Apple A18 3322

Multi-Core Score

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Dimensity 800U 1683
Apple A18 7602

Image compression

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Dimensity 800U 105.3
Apple A18

Face detection

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Dimensity 800U 15.5
Apple A18

Speech recognition

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Dimensity 800U 33.8
Apple A18

Machine learning

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Dimensity 800U 28.6
Apple A18

Camera shooting

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Dimensity 800U 14.4
Apple A18

HTML 5

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Dimensity 800U 2.08
Apple A18

SQLite

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Dimensity 800U 534.9
Apple A18

3DMark

8%
Dimensity 800U
Stability 99%

Graphics test 9 FPS
N/A
Apple A18
Stability %

Graphics test -
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

59%
Turbo Clock Speed

2400 MHz

100%
Turbo Clock Speed

4040 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

49%
Base Frequency

2000 MHz

  • Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A76
    6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
     2x 4.04 GHz –
    4x 2 GHz –
  • Cores 8 6
  • Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
  • L1 cache - -
  • L2 cache - -
  • L3 cache - -
  • Process 7 nm 3 nm
  • Transistor count - -
  • TDP 10 W -
Full list of technical specifications

Graphics

  • GPU name Mali-G57 MC3 Apple A18 GPU
  • Architecture Valhall Apple Bionic GPU
  • GPU frequency 850 MHz 1398 MHz
  • Execution units 3 -
  • Shading units 48 128
  • FLOPS - 1789.4 Gigaflops
  • Vulkan version 1.1 -
  • OpenCL version 2.0 -
  • DirectX version 12 -
Full list of technical specifications

Memory

  • Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3750 MHz
  • Max bandwidth 17.07 Gbit/s -
  • Max Size 12 GB 8 GB
  • Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
  • Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Full list of technical specifications

Multimedia (ISP)

  • Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine
  • Storage type UFS 2.2 NVMe
  • Max display resolution 2520 x 1080
  • Max camera resolution 1x 64MP, 2x 20MP 1x 48MP
  • Video capture 4K at 30FPS 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video playback 4K at 30FPS 8K at 24FPS, 4K at 120FPS
  • Video codecs H.264, H.265, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
  • Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV, AC-3, E-AC-3, AAX, AAX+
Full list of technical specifications

Connectivity

  • Modem - Snapdragon X75
  • 4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
  • 5G support Yes Yes
  • 5G Download Speed 2300 Mbps 10000 Mbps
  • 4G Download Speed 1200 Mbps -
  • 5G Upload Speed - 3500 Mbps
  • 4G Upload Speed 211 Mbps -
  • Wi-Fi 5 7
  • Bluetooth 5.1 5.3
  • Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Full list of technical specifications

Info

Review

Review By TenzysTech

Mediatek Dimensity 800U

Mediatek Dimensity 800U
CPU
18%
GPU
13%
Memory
25%
Energy efficiency and battery life
75%

Apple A18

Apple A18
CPU
82%
GPU
84%
Memory
44%
Energy efficiency and battery life
89%

FAQ - Which Processor is Better?

Which processor is better in Turbo Frequency between Dimensity 800U and Apple A18?

The processor with the higher Turbo Frequency is: Apple A18 with a 68.33% higher clock speed (4040 MHz vs 2400 MHz).

Which processor is better in GPU Frequency between Dimensity 800U and Apple A18?

The processor with the higher GPU Frequency is: Apple A18 with a 64.47% higher GPU clock speed (1398 MHz vs 850 MHz).

Which processor is better in Memory Frequency between Dimensity 800U and Apple A18?

The processor with the higher Memory Frequency is: Apple A18 with a 75.81% higher memory frequency (3750 MHz vs 2133 MHz).

Which processor has a smaller transistor size between Dimensity 800U and Apple A18?

The processor with a smaller transistor size is: Apple A18 with a 57.14% smaller transistor size (3 nm vs 7 nm).

Which processor has a better AnTuTu score between Dimensity 800U and Apple A18?

The processor with the better AnTuTu score is: Apple A18 with a 287.76% better score (1560697 vs 402486).

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