Apple M4 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M4 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M4 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (65/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M4 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 65)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 65.0 Average |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 65.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 86% |
| Graphics test | — | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | — | 25 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 20 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| NPU theoretical performance | 38 TOPS | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | MediaTek NPU 880 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 915032 | 623766 |
| GPU | 1135331 | 596540 |
| Memory | 349968 | 331200 |
| Total score | 3116013 | — |
| UX | 715682 | 396922 |
| Total score | — | 1948428 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.41 GHz –6x 2.85 GHz – | 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz – Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4410 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | — |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | — | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 6 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 7 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Download speed | Up to 10000 Mbps | — |
| Modem | Snapdragon X71 | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Upload speed | Up to 3500 Mbps | — |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 5170 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 501.5 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 54.3 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 2.32 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 124.8 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.73 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 2.8 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 461.1 Mpixels/sec | 166.2 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 305.6 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 1.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 416.7 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 317.1 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 4657.1 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 139.8 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 7 tests | 45 tests |
| Stereo matching | 164.7 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 248.7 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 19.8 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 11.1 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 0.66 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 189.2 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 111.1 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 189.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 1703.3 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 58 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 7.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 37.2 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 3763.2 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1470 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12 |
| GPU frequency | — | 1300 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 7 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 896 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | May 2024 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | — | MT6899, MT6899Z |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 120 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 7500 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 4266 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| Max display resolution | — | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | — | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 4K at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-07-01(Aoul) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2024-07-10(Vlad) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2025-09-13(Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-04-26(BG-M4-User) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-03(Astreeek) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-15(King Bulan Pogi) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-15(eebro) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-17->MetallicaT | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-19(srinivasan) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-20(Ali -geekbench 7 test) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-08-20(Xuruby) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-22(Lucky T. Timo) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-24->Danil228 | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 13175 |
| Phones tested | — | 5 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 23584 |
| Video editing score | — | 6661 |
| Web score | — | 14034 |
| Writing score | — | 17637 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M4 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Infinix GT 50 Pro | — | 2137843 |
| 2.Realme Neo 7 SE | — | 2081324 |
| 3.Realme GT 7T | — | 2079848 |
| 4.Vivo Y300 GT | — | 2067824 |
| 5.Vivo iQOO Z10 Turbo | — | 2052566 |
| 6.Infinix Note 60 Ultra | — | 1989585 |
| 7.Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 | — | 1960745 |
| 8.Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro | — | 1930851 |
| 9.Xiaomi 15T | — | 1915524 |
| Phones with Dimensity 8400 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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