Apple A17 Pro vs Dimensity 9400e
The Apple A17 Pro and the Dimensity 9400e are both flagship chips, made by Apple and MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the Dimensity 9400e is 3% faster in multi-core (7,439 vs 7,240), while the Apple A17 Pro is 33% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Dimensity 9400e +3%Single-core Geekbench 6
Apple A17 Pro +33%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 A17 Pro | Dimensity 9400e | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | MediaTek |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | — | May 2025 |
| Process | — | 4 nm TSMC |
| CPU | — | 8 cores 1× 3.4 GHz + 3× 2.85 GHz + 4× 2.0 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3.4 GHz |
| GPU | — | Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #21 of 105 | #20 of 105 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,930 (better) | 2,210 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 7,240 | 7,439 (better) |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 1,886 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 1 phone |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 7.6 | realme GT 7 8.3 |
| Lowest US launch price | $999 Apple iPhone 15 Pro | — |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 2023 | realme GT 7 May 2025 |
Phones with the Apple A17 Pro
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.6 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
6.7″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,422 mAh
From $1,199 + Compare -
7.1 Discontinued
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
6.1″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,274 mAh
From $999 + Compare
Phones with the Dimensity 9400e
1 phone in our database, best rated first.
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8.3
realme GT 7
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 7,000 mAh
No US price + Compare
Apple A17 Pro vs Dimensity 9400e: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A17 Pro or the Dimensity 9400e?
In Geekbench 6, the Dimensity 9400e is 3% faster in multi-core (7,439 vs 7,240), while the Apple A17 Pro is 33% 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 A17 Pro and the Dimensity 9400e?
The Apple A17 Pro powers 2 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Pro. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $999, for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro. The Dimensity 9400e powers one phone in our database: the realme GT 7.
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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