Apple A17 Pro vs Apple M5 (iPad)

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple A17 Pro with Apple M5 (iPad). Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

A17 Pro

1568389

M5 (iPad)

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

A17 Pro

2939

M5 (iPad)

4192

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

A17 Pro

7414

M5 (iPad)

15639

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 3.78 GHz – Apple Unknown 6x 1.8 GHz – Apple Unknown	4x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Instruction Set		ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	3 nm
Number of transistors	19000 million
TDP	8 Watt
Neural Processing	NPU	Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 8 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit
Bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s

Storage

Storage specification

NVMe

Graphics

GPU name	Apple gen. 7	Apple M5 GPU
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	1398 MHz	2005 MHz
Execution units	6	10
Shaders	768	1280

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2752x2064
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	7.5 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed	3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.3	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS