Apple M5 (iPad) vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 (iPad) (99/100)
Apple M5 (iPad) leads overall with a score of 99/100 compared to MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus (59/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NanoReview Score | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 59.0 Below Average |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 62.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
3DMark
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | — |
| Stability | 71% | 87% |
AI Accelerator
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 590 |
AnTuTu 11
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 965229 | 600873 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 274706 |
| Memory | 458312 | 249021 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 1540240 |
| UX | 660296 | 415640 |
CPU
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 4x 4.61 GHz –6x 2.95 GHz – | 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X23x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A7104x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4610 MHz | 3200 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) | — | 4 W |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Modem | C1X | — |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6 |
| Download speed | — | Up to 7000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | — | Up to 2500 Mbps |
GeekBench 6
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| API | Metal | — |
| Asset compression | 576.8 MB/sec | 217.8 MB/sec |
| Background blur | 55 images/sec | 18.5 images/sec |
| Edge detection | 2.84 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Face detection | 177.6 images/sec | — |
| Feature matching | 0.95 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Gaussian blur | 5.76 Gpixels/sec | — |
| HDR | 549.3 Mpixels/sec | 161.9 Mpixels/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 374.9 pages/sec | 151 pages/sec |
| Horizon detection | 2.22 Gpixels/sec | — |
| Image detection | 452.7 images/sec | 127.5 images/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 380 Mpixels/sec | 184.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 6580.5 FPS | — |
| Photo processing | 161.4 images/sec | 47.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.3 Mpixels/sec | 5.54 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 4 tests | 4 tests |
| Stereo matching | 188 Gpixels/sec | — |
Graphics
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FLOPS | 4147.2 Gigaflops | 1216 Gigaflops |
| GPU frequency | 1620 MHz | 950 MHz |
| OpenCL version | — | 2.0 |
| Pipelines | — | 10 |
| Shading units | — | 64 |
| Total shaders | — | 640 |
| Vulkan version | — | 1.3 |
Info
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | July 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | T8142 | MT6983Z |
| Official page | — | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus official site |
Memory
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Bus | 8x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 153 Gb/s | 60 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codecs | - AAC- AIFF- CAF- MP3- MP4- WAV | - AAC LC- FLAC- HE-AACv1- HE-AACv2- MP3 |
| Max display resolution | 2752 x 2064 | 3200 x 1440 |
| 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 320MP, 3x 32MP |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-07-06(Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
| 📘 2026-08-12(LBWNB) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2023-12-02(Zarko52) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2024-11-09(SMI) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2024-12-23(S M I) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2025-12-14(WAR_DADDY) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2025-12-18(S M I) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-03-29(iPhantom_67) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-13(S M I) | — | AnTuTu |
Smartphones
| Specification | Apple M5 (iPad) | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Asus ROG Phone 6D | — | 1540240 |
| Phones with Dimensity 9000 Plus | — | AnTuTu v11 |
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