Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with HiSilicon Kirin 970. 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
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GeekBench 6 Single-Core
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GeekBench 6 Multi-Core
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CPU cores and architecture
| Architecture | 4x 4.6 GHz | 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A53 |
| Number of cores | 4 | 8 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8-A |
| Lithography | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Number of transistors | 5500 million | |
| TDP | 9 Watt | |
| Neural Processing | Apple Neural Engine | HiSilicon NPU |
Memory (RAM)
| Max amount | up to 24 GB | up to 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Memory-bus | 4x16 bit | 4x16 bit |
Storage
| Storage specification | UFS 2.1 |
Graphics
| GPU name | Apple M5 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 |
| GPU Architecture | Apple GPU | Mali Bifrost |
| GPU frequency | 2005 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Execution units | 10 | 12 |
| Shaders | 1280 | 192 |
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenCL API | 2.0 | |
| Vulkan API | 1.0 |
Camera, Video, Display
| Max screen resolution | 2752x2064 | 2340x1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 48MP, 2x 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 VP9 |
Wireless
| 4G network | Yes | Yes |
| 5G network | Yes | Yes |
| Peak Download Speed | 1.2 Gbps | |
| Peak Upload Speed | 0.15 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 | 2017 September |
| Partnumber | Hi3670 | |
| Vertical Segment | Tablets | Mobiles |
| Positioning | Flagship | Flagship |
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