Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (96/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 (iPad):
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 95)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 95.0 Excellent |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | — | 96.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | — |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 57% |
| Graphics test | — | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | — | 55 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 52 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 43 FPS |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | — |
| NPU theoretical performance | — | 100 TOPS |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | MediaTek NPU 990 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 991635 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 1343858 |
| Memory | 458312 | 348931 |
| Total score | 3396957 | — |
| UX | 660296 | 771314 |
| Total score | — | 3455738 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | — |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Instruction set | — | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | — | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | — | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | — | 16 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 9 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | — |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Modem | C1X | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| 4G support | — | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Download speed | — | Up to 10700 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | — |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | — |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | — |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Samples | 4 tests | 29 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Asset compression | — | 397.3 MB/sec |
| Background blur | — | 40.9 images/sec |
| Edge detection | — | 1.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | — | 26.1 images/sec |
| Feature matching | — | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | — | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 292.7 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | — | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | — | 234.3 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | — | 3324.6 FPS |
| Photo processing | — | 109.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 10.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | — | 91.9 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 5271.5 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | — |
| DirectX version | — | 12.1 |
| GPU frequency | — | 1716 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 12 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 1536 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.4 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | — |
| Model number | — | MT6993 |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | — |
| Max size | 24 GB | — |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | — |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | — |
| Max bandwidth | — | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | — | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | — | 5333 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | — |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | — |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | — |
| Audio codecs | — | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP |
| Storage type | — | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Video capture | — | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | — | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | — | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-08-10(Dundio) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-12(Ap0game) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-12(burmalda) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-16(chapix) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-21(tarcisioefb) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-22(Querty) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-22->Asura | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-23(vakiho) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 12159 |
| Phones tested | — | 4 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 34571 |
| Video editing score | — | 5995 |
| Web score | — | 14375 |
| Writing score | — | 22695 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Vivo iQOO 15T | — | 4704310 |
| 10.Xiaomi 17T Pro | — | 3323591 |
| 2.Honor Magic 8 Pro Air | — | 4430255 |
| 3.Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max | — | 3760662 |
| 4.Vivo X300s | — | 3703823 |
| 5.Vivo X300 Pro | — | 3587829 |
| 6.Oppo Find X9 Pro | — | 3508681 |
| 7.OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra | — | 3429868 |
| 8.Oppo Find X9 | — | 3400423 |
| 9.Vivo X300 | — | 3330801 |
| Phones with Dimensity 9500 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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