Apple M5 (iPad) vs HiSilicon Kirin 8000
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to HiSilicon Kirin 8000 (36/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 36.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 32.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Yes |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 269523 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 112296 |
| Memory | 458312 | 211603 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 808658 |
| UX | 660296 | 215236 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 2.4 GHz – 1xA77 H3x 2.19 GHz – 1xA77 L4x 1.84 GHz – A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | — |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | — |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Modem | C1X | Balong |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | Vulkan |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 129.7 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 7.98 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.24 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 2.43 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.04 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 77.9 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 58.5 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.17 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 49.9 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 87.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 601.9 FPS |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 23.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 3.69 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 7 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 6.71 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 442.3 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 864 MHz |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | October 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | T8142 | — |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 30FPS, 1080p at 60FPS |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-01-16(S_Bass) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-01-17(Oguzok_th) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-13(David Albon) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-12(LilHartod) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-23(أبْا صَالِحُ) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-07-25(أبْا صَالِحُ) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2026-07-27(أبْا صَالِحُ) | — | GeekBench CPU |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 8311 |
| Phones tested | — | 2 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 18282 |
| Video editing score | — | 6509 |
| Web score | — | 9466 |
| Writing score | — | 12099 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | HiSilicon Kirin 8000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Huawei Nova 13 Pro | — | 832125 |
| 2.Huawei Nova 14 | — | 810759 |
| 3.Huawei Nova 13 | — | 808658 |
| 4.Huawei Enjoy 90 Pro Max | — | 804373 |
| 5.Huawei Nova 15 Max | — | 768256 |
| 6.Huawei Nova 14 Lite | — | 729973 |
| Phones with Kirin 8000 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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