Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 9000. 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 9000

1010753

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

4192

Dimensity 9000

1278

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Dimensity 9000

4308

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9-A
Lithography	3 nm	4 nm
TDP		4 Watt
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek APU 590

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	3750 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Mali-G710 MP10
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	10	10
Shaders	1280	512
OpenCL API		2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API		1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	3200x1440
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed		7 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.3
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS