Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

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Which processor is better? We compared Apple M5 (iPad) with MediaTek Dimensity 9500s. 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

Dimensity 9500s

2620

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

M5 (iPad)

15639

Dimensity 9500s

8250

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 4.6 GHz	1x 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
Number of cores	4	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	3 nm
Neural Processing	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 24 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	5333 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Apple M5 GPU	Mali-G925 MP12
GPU Architecture	Apple GPU	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	2005 MHz	1612 MHz
Execution units	10	12
Shaders	1280	1536
DirectX		12.1
OpenCL API		3.0
Vulkan API		1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2752x2064	3840x2160
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP, 3x 36MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@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		7.3 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.4
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS