MediaTek Dimensity 9500
vs
Apple M5 iPad
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
and
Apple M5 iPad
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 4600 MHz (4210 vs 4600 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: October 2025 (September 2025 vs October 2025)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Apple
September 2025
Launch Date
October 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
-
Model Name
M5 (iPad)
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
Architecture
4x 4.6 GHz, 6x 2.95 GHz
8
Cores
10
3 nm
Technology
3 nm
4210
Frequency
4600 MHz
GPU Specifications
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
GPU name
-
1750 MHz
GPU frequency
-
128
Shading units
-
WQHD+ 180Hz
Max display resolution
2752 x 2064
Connectivity
Yes
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
Yes
5G support
Yes
6.0
Bluetooth
6.0
7
Wi-Fi
7
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
5333 MHz
Memory frequency
4800 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L1 Cache
320 KB
MediaTek NPU 990
Neural processor (NPU)
Apple Neural Engine
2MB/1MB/512KB
L2 Cache
16 MB
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
320 MP
Max camera resolution
-
-
Storage type
NVMe
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.3
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 9500
4007
M5 iPad
4259
+6%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 9500
11217
M5 iPad
15265
+36%
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 9500
4011932
+25%
M5 iPad
3218762
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
14221
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
17608
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1357
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3259
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3986
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
12247
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
22044
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
4004
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Apple M5 iPad
3832
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