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Apple M1 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra

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.

MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra

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The MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra is a upper mid-range ARM-based SoC (system-on-a-chip) that is manufactured using the modern 4 nm process. It was specially designed for use in Android smartphones and is in the upper class in terms of performance. It supports all current mobile communication standards, including 5G SA. 

The CPU works with a total of eight cores, which are divided into two clusters. In the first cluster, an ARM Cortex-A78 power core clocked at 3.1 GHz is joined by three further ARM Cortex-A78 power cores clocked at 3 GHz. In the second cluster, four ARM Cortex-A55 power cores operate at 2.0 GHz. LPDDR5 RAM can be used as RAM and UFS 3.1 is supported as internal memory. 

In terms of connectivity, dual 5G with a theoretical peak download speed of up to 4.7 GBit/s is available, as well as WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

The Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra is a variant of the otherwise identical Mediatek Dimensity 8200 that has been specially customised for Xiaomi and features improvements to the camera ISP. An Imagiq 785 image processor is responsible for processing the camera data. Video recordings are supported with up to 4K at 60 fps. The CPU part of the older Dimensity 8100 is very similar and offers the same CPU and GPU cores.

The integrated ARM Mali-G610 MC6 graphics unit can power displays with a resolution of up to 2,960 x 1,440 pixels (WQHD+) and a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. With Full HD+, even up to 180 Hz is possible.

ModelApple M1MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesMediatek
Series: 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
MediaTek Dimensity 8050 compare2 - 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 « 2 - 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
Clock2064 - 3220 MHz2000 - 3100 MHz
L1 Cache2 MB
L2 Cache16 MB
L3 Cache8 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 8
1 x 3.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
3 x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A78
4 x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Transistors16000 Million
Technology5 nm4 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction SetARM Mali-G610 MC6 GPU, Dual 5G modem, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, H.264/HEVC video decoding
iGPUApple M1 8-Core GPUARM Mali-G610 MP6
ArchitectureARMARM
Announced
CodenameCortex-A78 / A55
Manufacturerwww.google.com

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%
M1 +
2711 Points (32%)
min: 5558     avg: 5801     median: 5800.5 (68%)     max: 6043 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
M1 +
min: 1956     avg: 3137     median: 3136.5 (36%)     max: 4317 Points
min: 4369     avg: 5005     median: 5005 (57%)     max: 5641 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
M1 +
2363 Points (64%)
min: 981     avg: 1117     median: 1116.5 (30%)     max: 1252 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
M1 +
8622 Points (34%)
min: 3295     avg: 3665     median: 3664.5 (14%)     max: 4034 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
M1 +
min: 1710     avg: 1729     median: 1730 (73%)     max: 1745 Points
min: 1012     avg: 1015     median: 1015 (43%)     max: 1018 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
M1 +
min: 7034     avg: 7501     median: 7578 (14%)     max: 7710 Points
min: 3833     avg: 3874     median: 3873.5 (7%)     max: 3914 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
998 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
3889 Points (12%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4858 Points (49%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
16050 Points (18%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4726 Points (64%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
15265 Points (37%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
15888 Points (25%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
4789 Points (72%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
M1 +
min: 418     avg: 473.8     median: 483 (1%)     max: 516 ms
min: 1221.5     avg: 1227     median: 1227.2 (1%)     max: 1232.9 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
100%
M1 +
min: 62055     avg: 63340     median: 62589.5 (55%)     max: 66974 Points
min: 35231     avg: 38727     median: 38726.5 (34%)     max: 42222 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
M1 +
189 Points (54%)
min: 107     avg: 108     median: 108 (31%)     max: 109 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
M1 +
min: 216     avg: 266.3     median: 280.5 (58%)     max: 304 Points
min: 122     avg: 122.5     median: 122.5 (26%)     max: 123 Points
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
100%
M1 +
min: 1040910     avg: 1113810     median: 1113810 (67%)     max: 1186710 Points
903102 Points (55%)
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
M1 +
min: 244643     avg: 254253     median: 254252 (70%)     max: 263862 Points
269706 Points (74%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random write internal
54.9 MB/s (40%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq write internal
1352 MB/s (42%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 random read internal
36.8 MB/s (45%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 seq read internal
1588 MB/s (44%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Storage 2.0 score
33757 Points (53%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 3.0
min: 13966     avg: 14423     median: 14423 (67%)     max: 14880 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
M1 +
min: 1266     avg: 1301     median: 1283 (49%)     max: 1355 Points
min: 784     avg: 828     median: 828 (32%)     max: 872 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
min: 4.46     avg: 5.1     median: 5.1 (2%)     max: 5.74 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
min: 0.997     avg: 1     median: 1 (1%)     max: 1.03 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 M1 +
37.5 Points per Watt (28%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra → 84% n=13

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