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MediaTek Dimensity 8050 vs Apple M1

MediaTek Dimensity 8050

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The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 is an ARM-based SoC (System-on-a-Chip) manufactured at TSMC using the 6nm process.  It supports all current mobile standards including dual-SIM 5G (5G SA & NSA, max 4.7 Gbps download and 2.5 Gbps upload). The SoC also supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.

The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 was specially designed for use in Android smartphones and is classified in the upper mid-range in terms of performance.

The CPU part consists of three clusters: a fast performance core, based on the ARM Cortex A78 architecture and clocked at up to 3 GHz. The second cluster consists of three Cortex-A78 cores with up to 2.6 GHz. Four ARM Cortex-A55 cores with up to 2 GHz are installed as a power-saving cluster.

The integrated ARM Mali-G77 MC9 graphics unit can drive displays with a resolution of up to 2,560 x 1,080 and a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz (possibly only with Full HD+).

Technically, the SoC is similar to the older Dimensity 1300.

Apple M1

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The Apple M1 is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac Mini. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power-efficiency cores. The big cores offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 12 MB shared L2 cache. According to Apple the performance of these cores should be better than anything on the market (in late 2020). The four efficiency cores are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3204 MHz.

The M1 is available in two TDP variants, a passive cooled 10 Watt variant for the MacBook Air and an active cooled faster variant for the MacBook Pro 13 and Mac Mini. Those should offer a better-sustained performance according to Apple.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 offers 8 cores (7 cores in the entry MacBook Air) and a peak performance of 2.6 teraflops. Apple claims that it is faster than any other iGPU at the time of announcement.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine with a peak performance of 11 TOPS (for AI hardware acceleration), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt / USB 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders.

The Apple M1 includes 16 billion transistors (up from the 10 billion of the A12Z Bionic and therefore double the amount of a Tiger Lake-U chip like the i7-1185G7) and is manufactured in 5nm at TSMC.

ModelMediaTek Dimensity 8050Apple M1
SeriesMediatek Apple Apple M-Series
CodenameCortex-A78 / A55
Series: Apple M-Series
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 « 2 - 3 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 1300 compare2 - 3 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 8100 compare2 - 2.85 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 1200 compare2 - 3 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Kompanio 1300T compare2 - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra compare2 - 3.1 GHz8 / 8 cores4 MB L3 Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 8020 compare2 - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 1100 compare2 - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 7050 compare2 - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 7030 compare2 - 2.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 1080 compare2 - 2.6 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 920 compare2 - 2.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 7020 compare2 - 2.5 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 930 compare2 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek MT8188J compare2 - 2.2 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
MediaTek Dimensity 900 compare2 - 2.4 GHz8 / 8 cores Cortex-A78 / A55
Apple M1 Max compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M1 « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Clock2000 - 3000 MHz2064 - 3220 MHz
Cores / Threads8 / 8
1 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
3 x 2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
8 / 8
Technology6 nm5 nm
Features1x ARM Cortex-A77 (3 GHz), 3x ARM Cortex-A77 (2.6 GHz), 4x ARM Cortex-A55 (2 GHz), ARM Mali-G77 MP9, APU 570, 5G Modem, MiraVision HDR10+, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, UFS 3.1, LPDDR4xARMv8 Instruction Set
iGPUARM Mali-G77 MP9Apple M1 8-Core GPU
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
Manufacturerwww.mediatek.com
L1 Cache2 MB
L2 Cache16 MB
L3 Cache8 MB
Transistors16000 Million

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 M1 +
110 Points (76%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 M1 +
444 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 M1 +
min: 7409     avg: 7728     median: 7800.5 (7%)     max: 7830 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1496     avg: 1512     median: 1514.5 (64%)     max: 1520 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 M1 +
min: 401     avg: 403     median: 402.5 (45%)     max: 406 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1863     avg: 2040     median: 2093.5 (5%)     max: 2109 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1020     avg: 1063     median: 1072 (7%)     max: 1087 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 M1 +
min: 206     avg: 207.3     median: 208 (63%)     max: 208 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
1 M1 +
34614 MIPS (20%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
1 M1 +
5441 MIPS (65%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 M1 +
964 Seconds (12%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 412     avg: 561     median: 561 (4%)     max: 710 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
1 M1 +
0.7 sec (16%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
2711 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1956     avg: 3137     median: 3136.5 (36%)     max: 4317 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
min: 958     avg: 1036     median: 1036 (28%)     max: 1114 Points
228%
M1 +
2363 Points (64%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
min: 2926     avg: 3173     median: 3173 (13%)     max: 3420 Points
272%
M1 +
8622 Points (34%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 864     avg: 868     median: 867.5 (37%)     max: 871 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 2779     avg: 2852     median: 2852 (5%)     max: 2925 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4348 Points (43%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
11466 Points (13%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1395.4     avg: 1713     median: 1713.3 (2%)     max: 2031.1 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 65.2     avg: 75.9     median: 76.4 (1%)     max: 86.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 29792     avg: 31904     median: 31904 (28%)     max: 34016 Points
196%
M1 +
min: 62055     avg: 63340     median: 62589.5 (55%)     max: 66974 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 71     avg: 76     median: 76 (22%)     max: 81 Points
249%
M1 +
189 Points (54%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
89 Points (19%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 M1 +
min: 104389     avg: 105297     median: 105297 (88%)     max: 106205 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 M1 +
min: 110874     avg: 111266     median: 111266 (90%)     max: 111658 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 533978     avg: 539206     median: 539206 (99%)     max: 544434 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 267169     avg: 271808     median: 271808 (98%)     max: 276446 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1017190     avg: 1027580     median: 1027580 (99%)     max: 1037960 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
min: 643695     avg: 685759     median: 685759 (42%)     max: 727823 Points
162%
M1 +
min: 1040910     avg: 1113810     median: 1113810 (67%)     max: 1186710 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
min: 161711     avg: 173949     median: 173948 (48%)     max: 186186 Points
146%
M1 +
min: 244643     avg: 254253     median: 254252 (70%)     max: 263862 Points
PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests
min: 4722     avg: 6101     median: 6101 (1%)     max: 7480 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
min: 62.3     avg: 76.5     median: 76.5 (56%)     max: 90.6 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
min: 1180     avg: 1354     median: 1353.5 (42%)     max: 1527 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
min: 42.8     avg: 44.5     median: 44.5 (55%)     max: 46.2 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
min: 1484     avg: 1547     median: 1547 (43%)     max: 1610 MB/s
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
min: 37737     avg: 39361     median: 39360.5 (62%)     max: 40984 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 11254     avg: 12862     median: 12862 (59%)     max: 14470 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 738     avg: 741     median: 741 (28%)     max: 744 Points
173%
M1 +
min: 1266     avg: 1301     median: 1283 (49%)     max: 1355 Points
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 +
27.2 Watt (5%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 8.23     avg: 8.7     median: 8.5 (4%)     max: 9.49 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 +
3 Watt (2%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 2.29     avg: 2.9     median: 3.1 (3%)     max: 3.22 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 M1 +
37.5 Points per Watt (28%)

Average Benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 8050 → 100% n=11

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 → 210% n=11

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