Dimensity 8100 vs A15 Bionic
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 8100 (Mali-G610 MP6) with the older 6-core Apple A15 Bionic (Apple A15 GPU) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8100
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 34.1 GB/s)
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of Apple A15 Bionic
- Performs 2.6x better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~56%)
- Shows better (up to 29%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1413K vs 1092K
- 13% higher CPU clock speed (3230 vs 2850 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 408979 | 410975 |
| GPU | 172618 | 370837 |
| Memory | 201895 | 164151 |
| UX | 309113 | 467312 |
| Total score | 1092605 | 1413275 |
| Samples | [52 tests] | [69 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect DeviceFacts scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 181.3 MB/sec | 208.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 108.3 pages/sec | 122.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 134.5 Mpixels/sec | 139.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 88.6 images/sec | 125.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 131.3 Mpixels/sec | 179.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 12.3 images/sec | 22.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 32.3 images/sec | 53.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.87 Mpixels/sec | 6.26 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 19 tests | 37 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 4.92 images/sec | 35.4 images/sec |
| Face detection | 2.66 images/sec | 44.8 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.62 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.26 Gpixels/sec | 0.82 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.06 Gpixels/sec | 0.3 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 9.79 Gpixels/sec | 71.1 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 849.5 FPS | 2198.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | Metal |
| Samples | 12 tests | 19 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 564 | - |
| Stability | 92% | - |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 3765 |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 19 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 14 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 9 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1540 | 2854 |
| Stability | 91% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 9 FPS | 17 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11581 | - |
| Video editing score | 7037 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 8309 | - |
| Photo editing score | 19759 | - |
| Writing score | 16904 | - |
| Phones tested | 6 models | - |
Gaming
| PUBG Mobile | 77 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Call of Duty: Mobile | 60 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Fortnite | 26 FPS [High] |
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| Shadowgun Legends | 74 FPS [Ultra] |
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| World of Tanks Blitz | 98 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Genshin Impact | 57 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | 59 FPS [Ultra] |
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| Device | OnePlus Ace 1080 x 2412 |
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We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 8100
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-07 (Gelu) | AnTuTu 11 | 1054060 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Zuma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1171695 |
| π 2026-07-21 (CrysTalesia) | AnTuTu 11 | 1125997 |
| π 2026-07-19 (bbgsqq) | AnTuTu 11 | 1213935 |
| π 2026-07-09 -> Tem4k | AnTuTu 11 | 1120838 |
Apple A15 Bionic
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-14 (Makkar) | AnTuTu 11 | 1191717 |
| π 2026-10-12 -> HotPower | Geekbench 7 CPU | 2155 / 5548 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Hoz4ik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1127460 |
| π 2026-09-25 -> op1 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2168 / 4988 |
| π 2026-09-23 -> HotPower | AnTuTu 11 | 1184759 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 8100 and A15 BionicCPU
| Architecture | 4x 2.85 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
2x 3.23 GHz β Avalanche 4x 2.02 GHz β Blizzard |
| Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Frequency | 2850 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.5-A |
| L1 cache | - | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 15 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 6 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G610 MP6 | Apple A15 GPU |
| Architecture | Valhall 3rd gen | Apple Bionic GPU |
| GPU frequency | 860 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| Pipelines | 6 | 5 |
| Shading units | 64 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 384 | 640 |
| FLOPS | 660.5 Gigaflops | 1712.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 580 | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | - | 15.8 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2732 x 2048 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP | - |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 - Motion JPEG |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AAX - AAX+ - AC-3 - AIFF - CAF - E-AC-3 - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek UltraSave 2.0 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 21 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 4700 Mbps | Up to 7500 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 2500 Mbps | Up to 3000 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | March 2022 | September 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6895Z/TCZA | APL1W07 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 official site | - |
| Successor | - MediaTek Dimensity 8400 | - Apple A19 Pro |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8100:
- There are "Max" and "Ultra" versions which are basically all the same. The Dimensity 8100 Ultra features optimized software, while the Dimensity 8100 Max boosts the clock from 2.85 GHz to 2.9 GHz.
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