Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 820

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 820. 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

Total Score

M5 (iPad)

Dimensity 820

403227

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

4192

Dimensity 820

615

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Dimensity 820

1924

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	7 nm
TDP		10 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Mali-G57 MP5
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	650 MHz
Execution units	10	5
Shaders	1280	80
DirectX		12
OpenCL API		2.1
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	2520x1080@120Hz
Max camera resolution		1x 80MP, 1x 32MP + 1x 16MP
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
Peak Download Speed		2.77 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.2 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS