Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 930. 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 930

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
M5 (iPad)
15639
Kirin 930

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 4x 4.6 GHz 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A53
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 4 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 3 nm 28 nm
Number of transistors 1000 million
TDP 5 Watt
Neural Processing Apple Neural Engine

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR3
Memory frequency 4800 MHz 800 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Apple M5 GPU Mali-T628 MP4
GPU Architecture Apple GPU Mali Midgard
GPU frequency 2005 MHz 600 MHz
Execution units 10 4
Shaders 1280 64
DirectX 11
OpenCL API 1.2
Vulkan API 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2752x2064 2560x1600
Max camera resolution 1x 20MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8

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) 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth 6.0 4.2
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2025 Quarter 4 2015 Quarter 2
Partnumber Hi3630
Vertical Segment Tablets Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end