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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Apple A18
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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
8C / 8T · 3.25 GHz
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
8C / 8T · 3.25 GHz
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
100 %
ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12
Apple A18
90 %
Apple A18 (5 GPU Cores)
AI performance (NPU)
8C / 8T · 3.25 GHz
Apple A18
100 %
6C / 6T · 0.70 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Mediatek Dimensity (38) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (2) | Apple A18 (2) |
| Architecture | Cortex-X4 / -A720 | Donan |
| Technology | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Successor | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ | Apple A19 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 6 / 6 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 1x Cortex-X4 3.25 GHz |
2x Donan P-Core 0.70 - 4.04 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Cortex-X4 2.85 GHz |
4x Donan E-Core 0.74 - 2.30 GHz |
| Core Cluster 3: | 4x Cortex-A720 2.00 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Apple A18 (5 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz | 0.39 - 1.68 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / | 20 / 640 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 0 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB | |
| Technology | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Mediatek APU | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | MediaTek APU 790 @ 33 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-9600 (76.8 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (60.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 12.5 W | 12 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Apple A18 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Android | iOS |
| Instruction set | Armv9-A (64 bit) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | ||
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Apple A18
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
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