MediaTek Dimensity 9500 vs Apple A16 (iPad) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(1P+3M+4E) 8 Threads(1P+3M+4E) 4.21GHz	5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz
TDP -	TDP 5W
Bandwidth 85.3GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 1716MHz	iGPU 4-Core A16
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.54 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

Core Config

8 Cores 1P 3M 4E	5 Cores 2P - 3E
8 Threads 1P 3M 4E	5 Threads 2P - 3E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.21GHz	Base Clock 3.44GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P 64KB M 64KB E	L1i 192KB P - 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 128KB M 64KB E	L1d 128KB P - 64KB E
L2 2MB P 1MB M 512KB E - -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 16MB	L3 -
SLC Cache 10MB	SLC Cache 24MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 8GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 1
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 64-bit
Speed 10667MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 85.3GB/s	Bandwidth 51.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate10667MT/s UC·Spec·OC 85.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s UC·Spec·OC 51.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP -	TDP 5W
Peak Power 18W	Peak Power -

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 1716MHz	iGPU 4-Core A16
Shaders 1536	Shaders 512
Boost Clock 1.72GHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.54 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model MediaTek NPU 990	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.06GHz
Performance -	Performance 17 TOPSFP16

Cellular

Modem Model MT 5G mmWave R3	Modem Model -
Cellular 5G mmWave	Cellular -
Peak Down Up to 10.0Gbps	Peak Down -
Peak Up Up to 7.0Gbps	Peak Up -

Chip

Manufacturer MediaTek	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture ARMv9.3-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A
Family Dimensity	Family A Series
Branding	Branding
Codename - - C1-UltraP-Core C1-PremiumM-Core C1-ProE-Core	Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core - Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Smartphone
Release Date Sep 22, 2025	Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3P	Fabrication Node N4P
Die Size 141mm²	Die Size 115mm²
Transistor Count 30 Billion	Transistor Count 16 Billion
Transistor Density 213 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

Tablets -

Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

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