Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9200
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 9200 (62/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 62.0 Average |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 58.0 Below Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Stability | 71% | 80% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 690 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 549345 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 500902 |
| Memory | 458312 | 271291 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 1755232 |
| UX | 660296 | 433694 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X33x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A7154x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-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 W |
| Transistor count | — | 17 billion |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Modem | C1X | MediaTek T800 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, 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 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | OpenCL |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 204.3 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 16.9 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | 0.57 Gpixels/sec |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | 7.83 images/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | 0.58 Gpixels/sec |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 153.7 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 147 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | 0.47 Gpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 127.6 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 170.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | 2042.2 FPS |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 44.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 5.32 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 3 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | 20.6 Gpixels/sec |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 2762.5 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 981 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 3.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 11 |
| Shading units | — | 128 |
| Total shaders | — | 1408 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | November 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | MT6985 |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 official site |
| Successor | — | -MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 68.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 3.1, 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 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2024-10-18(Q0RP) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2025-04-19(ColorOS 15) | — | GeekBench GPU |
| 📘 2025-12-06(Tuấn Nguyễn) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-02-06(Geoff Jan) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-04-12(Shigetora) | — | AnTuTu |
PCMark 3.0
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| Data manipulation score | — | 13696 |
| Phones tested | — | Less than 3 |
| Photo editing score | — | 15932 |
| Video editing score | — | 5353 |
| Web score | — | 15272 |
| Writing score | — | 18803 |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9200 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Vivo X90 Pro | — | 1781240 |
| 2.Oppo Find X6 | — | 1755232 |
| 3.Oppo Find N3 Flip | — | - |
| Phones with Dimensity 9200 | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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