MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Apple M3 (8C9G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(1P+3M+4E) 8 Threads(1P+3M+4E) 3.05GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 8 Threads(4P+4E) 4.05GHz
TDP -	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 60GB/s LPDDR5X·LPDDR5	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU Mali-G710 MP10 848MHz	iGPU 9-Core M3-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.17 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Dimensity 90001,298

x1

M3 (8C9G-FL)3,130

x2.41

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 3.05GHz	Base Clock 4.05GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E	L1i 192KB P - 128KB E
L1d 64KB P 64KB M 32KB E	L1d 128KB P - 64KB E
L2 1MB P 512KB M 128KB E - -	L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 8MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X·LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory -	Max Memory 24GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth 102.4GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 60GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 102.4GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP -	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x6 11.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU Mali-G710 MP10 848MHz	iGPU 9-Core M3-FL
Shaders 640	Shaders 1152
Boost Clock 848MHz	Boost Clock 1.34GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 2.17 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model MediaTek APU 590	NPU Model H15 Themis
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance -	Performance 18 TOPSFP16

Cellular

Modem Model MT 5G	Modem Model -
Cellular 5G	Cellular -
Peak Down Up to 2.8Gbps	Peak Down -
Peak Up Up to 900Mbps	Peak Up -

Chip

Manufacturer MediaTek	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture ARMv9.0-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A
Family Dimensity	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename - - Cortex-X2P-Core Cortex-A710M-Core Cortex-A510E-Core	Codename Ibiza M3Variant EverestP-Core - Sawtooth E-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Oct 1, 2021	Release Date Mar 4, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node N3B
Die Size -	Die Size 153mm²
Transistor Count -	Transistor Count 25 Billion
Transistor Density -	Transistor Density 164 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Tablets OnePlus Pad(D9000, Early 2023)

Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)iPad Air 13" Gen 2(M3, Early 2025)

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