Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000S

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 9000S. 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 9000S

1323

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Kirin 9000S

4112

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	1x 2.62 GHz – Taishan V120 3x 2.15 GHz – Taishan V120 4x 1.53 GHz – Cortex-A510
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP		7 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	HUAWEI Da Vinci

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	2750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Maleoon 910
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	750 MHz
Execution units	10	4
Shaders	1280	1024
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.0
Vulkan API		1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	3840x2160
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
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
Peak Download Speed		4.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS