Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (41/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 41.0 Poor |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 40.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 96% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| NPU theoretical performance | — | 4.5 TOPS |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 384772 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 144433 |
| Memory | 458312 | 177452 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 960724 |
| UX | 660296 | 254067 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A783x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A784x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 320 KB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | — | 4.3 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
| Modem | C1X | Helio M70 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Download speed | — | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 2500 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 168.6 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 3.39 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.07 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 117.3 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 95.8 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 71.4 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 131.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 838.9 FPS |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 32.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 4.54 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 8 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 14.4 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 510.3 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 886 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 9 |
| Shading units | — | 32 |
| Total shaders | — | 288 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | January 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | T8142 | MT6893 |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 34.1 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 | - H.264- H.265- AV1- VP9 |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Max camera resolution | — | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-02-10(Gofer) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-23(Mario) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-04(Ilyas M.) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-26(Bavarik) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-04(Bapфoлoмeй Игopeвич) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-22->Kot_Luis | — | GeekBench GPU |
Gaming
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Mobile | — | 60 FPS[High] |
| Device | — | Oppo Realme GT Neo1080 x 2400 |
| Fortnite | — | 28 FPS[Low] |
| Genshin Impact | — | 51 FPS[Ultra] |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | — | 60 FPS[Ultra] |
| PUBG Mobile | — | 68 FPS[Ultra] |
| Shadowgun Legends | — | 71 FPS[Ultra] |
| World of Tanks Blitz | — | 88 FPS[Ultra] |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 10275 |
| Phones tested | — | 2 models |
| Photo editing score | — | 25491 |
| Video editing score | — | 6385 |
| Web score | — | 9284 |
| Writing score | — | 14338 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.OnePlus Nord 2 5G | — | 960724 |
| 2.Xiaomi 11T | — | 904519 |
| Phones with Dimensity 1200 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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