Apple A15 Bionic vs Dimensity 8550
The Apple A15 Bionic is a flagship chip, and the Dimensity 8550 is an upper mid-range chip from MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the Dimensity 8550 is 6% faster in multi-core (5,980 vs 5,660), while the Apple A15 Bionic is 51% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Dimensity 8550 +6%Single-core Geekbench 6
Apple A15 Bionic +51%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Apple A15 Bionic | Dimensity 8550 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | MediaTek |
| Class | Flagship | Upper mid-range |
| Announced | — | May 2026 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 1× 3.4 GHz + 3× 3.2 GHz + 4× 2.2 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3.4 GHz |
| GPU | — | Mali-G720 MC8 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #35 of 116 | #33 of 116 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,330 (better) | 1,540 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 5,660 | 5,980 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 1,523 |
| Phones in our database | 3 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 14 Plus 6.3 | OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G 8.1 |
| Lowest US launch price | $429 Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation) | — |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 14 Plus Sep 2022 | OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G Jun 2026 |
Phones with the Apple A15 Bionic
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
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6.3 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
6.7″ 60 Hz, 12 MP camera, 4,325 mAh
From $899 + Compare -
6.1 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 14
6.1″ 60 Hz, 12 MP camera, 3,279 mAh
From $799 + Compare -
4.9 Discontinued
Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation)
4.7″ 60 Hz, 12 MP camera, 2,018 mAh
From $429 + Compare
Phones with the Dimensity 8550
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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8.1
OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G
6.32″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 6,000 mAh
No US price + Compare
Apple A15 Bionic vs Dimensity 8550: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A15 Bionic or the Dimensity 8550?
In Geekbench 6, the Dimensity 8550 is 6% faster in multi-core (5,980 vs 5,660), while the Apple A15 Bionic is 51% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Apple A15 Bionic and the Dimensity 8550?
The Apple A15 Bionic powers 3 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 14 Plus, Apple iPhone 14 and Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation). The lowest US launch price with this chip is $429, for the Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation). The Dimensity 8550 powers one phone in our database: the OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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