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Apple A8 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A8
19 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A8
8 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A8
20 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A8
9 %
2C / 2T · 1.50 GHz
MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A8
6 %
Apple A8
MediaTek Dimensity 9300+
100 %
ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Mediatek Dimensity (38) |
| CPU group | Apple A8/A8X (2) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (2) |
| Architecture | A8 | Cortex-X4 / -A720 |
| Technology | 20 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A7 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 |
| Successor | Apple A9 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Typhoon 1.50 GHz |
1x Cortex-X4 3.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Cortex-X4 2.85 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A720 1.60 - 2.00 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 1.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 18.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A8 | ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU frequency | 0.53 GHz | 1.00 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 16 / 128 | 12 / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 0 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 4 GB | |
| Technology | 20 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Mediatek APU | |
| AI specifications | MediaTek APU 790 @ 33 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR3-1600 (12.8 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (76.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 5 W | 12.5 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A8 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | iOS | Android |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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