Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 8000. 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 8000

990

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Kirin 8000

2921

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	1x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A77 3x 2.19 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	3200 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Mali-G610 MP4
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	864 MHz
Execution units	10	4
Shaders	1280	256
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@30fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS