Apple A20 Pro vs Dimensity 9600 Pro
The Apple A20 Pro and the Dimensity 9600 Pro are both flagship chips, made by Apple and MediaTek. In Geekbench 6, the Apple A20 Pro is 14% faster in multi-core (12,575 vs 11,020) and 28% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Apple A20 Pro +14%Single-core Geekbench 6
Apple A20 Pro +28%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 A20 Pro | Dimensity 9600 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | MediaTek |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 |
| Process | 2 nm TSMC N2 | 2 nm TSMC N2P |
| CPU | 6 cores 2× 4.93 GHz + 4× 2.64 GHz | 8 cores 2× 4.55 GHz + 3× 4.35 GHz + 3× 3.1 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | 4.93 GHz | 4.55 GHz |
| GPU | Apple 7-core GPU | Mali-G2 Ultra NX |
| 5G modem | 5G via a separate modem | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #1 of 110 (better) | #3 of 110 |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 4,725 (better) | 3,680 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 12,575 (better) | 11,020 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | 3,698 | — |
| Phones in our database | 3 phones | 3 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max 9.2 | vivo X500 Pro Max 8.8 |
| Lowest US launch price | $1,199 Apple iPhone 18 Pro | — |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max Sep 2026 | OPPO Find X10 Pro Max Sep 2026 |
Phones with the Apple A20 Pro
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
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9.2
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
6.9″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 5,567 mAh
From $1,299 + Compare -
8.8
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
6.3″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,288 mAh
From $1,199 + Compare -
Announced
Apple iPhone Duo
7.6″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera
From $1,999 + Compare
Phones with the Dimensity 9600 Pro
3 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.8
vivo X500 Pro Max
6.85″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 8,000 mAh
No US price + Compare -
8.6
OPPO Find X10 Pro Max
6.78″ 144 Hz, 200 MP camera, 8,000 mAh
No US price + Compare -
8.6
vivo X500 Pro
6.36″ 144 Hz, 50 MP camera, 6,510 mAh
No US price + Compare
Apple A20 Pro vs Dimensity 9600 Pro: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A20 Pro or the Dimensity 9600 Pro?
In Geekbench 6, the Apple A20 Pro is 14% faster in multi-core (12,575 vs 11,020) and 28% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which is newer, the Apple A20 Pro or the Dimensity 9600 Pro?
Both chips were announced in September 2026.
Which phones use the Apple A20 Pro and the Dimensity 9600 Pro?
The Apple A20 Pro powers 3 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple iPhone 18 Pro and Apple iPhone Duo. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $1,199, for the Apple iPhone 18 Pro. The Dimensity 9600 Pro powers 3 phones in our database, including the vivo X500 Pro Max, OPPO Find X10 Pro Max and vivo X500 Pro.
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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