Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus (78/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 78.0 Good |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 80.0 Very Good |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Stability | 71% | 91% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek NPU 790 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 703826 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 790915 |
| Memory | 458312 | 326393 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 2348248 |
| UX | 660296 | 527114 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-X43x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-X44x 2 GHz – Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 7.3 W |
| Transistor count | — | 22.7 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Modem | C1X | MediaTek T830 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Download speed | — | Up to 7900 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 4200 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 300.2 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 25.8 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.81 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 12 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 0.84 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 239.3 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 204.3 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.69 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 161.7 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 254.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 3146.5 FPS |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 69 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 7.77 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 38 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 30.5 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 3993.6 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| DirectX version | — | 12 |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 12 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 1536 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | May 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | MT6989, MT6989W/TCZA |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5T |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 320MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-23->AGZL | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-07-10(Sony elison) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-21(sfxyt) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-07-27(Phil) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-09(Mouh_ch) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-17(Chấp hết) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-08-19(Olliver1006) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 12937 |
| Phones tested | — | 11 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 29738 |
| Video editing score | — | 5576 |
| Web score | — | 12141 |
| Writing score | — | 22352 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Realme Neo 7 | — | 2550332 |
| 10.Vivo X200 FE | — | 2140421 |
| 2.Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro | — | 2439634 |
| 3.Vivo x100s Pro | — | 2432004 |
| 4.Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus | — | 2401319 |
| 5.Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra | — | 2384849 |
| 6.Vivo S30 Pro mini | — | 2316832 |
| 7.Vivo T4 Ultra | — | 2286808 |
| 8.Xiaomi 14T Pro | — | 2283895 |
| 9.Vivo X100s | — | 2233931 |
| Phones with Dimensity 9300 Plus | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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