Apple M3 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 7200
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M3 (iPad) (97/100)
Apple M3 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 7200 (41/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 97.0 Excellent WINNER | 41.0 Poor |
| Performance | 98.0 Excellent WINNER | 37.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Section 1 | 52 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 28 FPS | — |
| Stability | 70% | 99% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 18 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 650 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 782907 | 362430 |
| GPU | 1029236 | 148984 |
| Memory | 305749 | 169068 |
| Total score | 2777287 | 971424 |
| UX | 659395 | 290942 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.05 GHz –4x 2.75 GHz – | 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A7156x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4050 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.6-A | ARMv9-A |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 20 W | 5 W |
| Transistor count | 25 billion | — |
| L3 cache | — | 4 MB |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Download speed | Up to 7500 Mbps | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 21 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 458.1 MB/sec | 127.3 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 48.2 images/sec | 8.69 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.93 Gpixels/sec | 0.25 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 108.3 images/sec | 2.89 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.62 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 422.1 Mpixels/sec | 76.7 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 270.6 pages/sec | 73.9 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.43 Gpixels/sec | 0.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 287.2 images/sec | 42.2 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 299.9 Mpixels/sec | 86.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4690 FPS | 909.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | 116.1 images/sec | 21.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.4 Mpixels/sec | 3.36 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 7 tests |
| Stereo matching | 128.9 Gpixels/sec | 10.3 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3179.5 Gigaflops | 578.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1380 MHz | 1130 MHz |
| Pipelines | 9 | 4 |
| Shading units | 128 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 1152 | 256 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2023 | February 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6886 |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 7400 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 102.4 Gb/s | 25.6 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP | 1x 200MP |
| Max display resolution | 2732 x 2048 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-09-28->will09 | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-01-26(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-03(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-21(Noora) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-03-22(Noora) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-08(Bearry) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-12(Kaimen) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-17(Jacob) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-06(legusk) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-10(Toxin_39t) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-19(engrfrog) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-24(Om) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-30->HuuPhat | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-12(note8techh) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-16(Mushraf) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-25(Pratik👀💗) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M3 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Nothing Phone (2a) | — | 985261 |
| 2.Vivo V27 | — | 974251 |
| 3.Vivo T3 5G | — | 955058 |
| Phones with Dimensity 7200 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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