Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 659

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 659. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

4192

Kirin 659

214

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Kirin 659

811

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	4x 1.7 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	4	4
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	16 nm
Number of transistors		4000 million
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	-

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Mali-T830 MP2
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	900 MHz
Execution units	10	2
Shaders	1280	32
OpenCL API		1.2
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	1920x1200
Max camera resolution		1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD+@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth	6.0	4.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS