Dimensity 9500 vs M5 (iPad)
We compared the 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (Mali-G1 Ultra MP12) with the newer 10-core Apple M5 (iPad) (custom) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500
- Performs 27% better in floating-point computations
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
- Shows better (up to 11%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3760K vs 3396K
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of Apple M5 (iPad)
- Supports 79% higher memory bandwidth (153 against 85.3 GB/s)
- Has 2 more cores
- 10% higher CPU clock speed (4610 vs 4210 MHz)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1048345 | 965229 |
| GPU | 1432351 | 1313129 |
| Memory | 476680 | 458312 |
| UX | 803286 | 660296 |
| Total score | 3760662 | 3396957 |
| Samples | [119 tests] | [3 tests] |
AnTuTu results from iOS and Android are not directly comparable! They won't affect NanoReview scores.
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 397.3 MB/sec | 576.8 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 292.7 pages/sec | 374.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 328.1 Mpixels/sec | 380 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 234.3 images/sec | 452.7 images/sec |
| HDR | 328.1 Mpixels/sec | 549.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 40.9 images/sec | 55 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 109.9 images/sec | 161.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.3 Mpixels/sec | 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 29 tests | 4 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 47.2 images/sec | 153 images/sec |
| Face detection | 26.1 images/sec | 177.6 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.78 Gpixels/sec | 2.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.31 Gpixels/sec | 2.84 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.68 Gpixels/sec | 5.76 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.31 Gpixels/sec | 0.95 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 91.9 Gpixels/sec | 188 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3324.6 FPS | 6580.5 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Metal |
| Samples | 14 tests | 4 tests |
Compute results use different APIs (Metal vs Vulkan/OpenCL) and are not directly comparable!
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 3119 | 4104 |
| Stability | 57% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 30 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 13319 | 17310 |
| Graphics test | 51 FPS | 66 FPS |
| Section 1 | 55 FPS | 88 FPS |
| Section 2 | 52 FPS | 63 FPS |
| Section 3 | 43 FPS | 46 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14375 | - |
| Video editing score | 5995 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 12159 | - |
| Photo editing score | 34571 | - |
| Writing score | 22695 | - |
| Phones tested | 4 models | - |
Recent User Tests
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 70% |
| π 2026-09-09 (tiktok: @anonchapix) | CPU Throttle | 81% |
| π 2026-09-07 (Asura) | CPU Throttle | 63% |
| π 2026-09-03 (chapix) | AnTuTu | 3935655 |
| π 2026-08-28 -> Rlamac012 | AnTuTu | 3729488 |
Apple M5 (iPad)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (patrick) | AnTuTu | 3511739 |
| π 2026-08-12 (LBWNB) | AnTuTu | 3396957 |
| π 2026-07-17 -> Libero | GeekBench GPU | 76909 |
| π 2026-07-17 -> Libero | GeekBench CPU | 4193 / 15913 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | 76009 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9500 and M5 (iPad)CPU
| Architecture | 1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
4x 4.61 GHz β 6x 2.95 GHz β |
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4210 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | - |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 | - |
| Architecture | Valhall 5th gen | - |
| GPU frequency | 1716 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Pipelines | 12 | - |
| Shading units | 128 | - |
| Total shaders | 1536 | - |
| FLOPS | 5271.5 Gigaflops | 4147.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | - |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | - |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | - |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 990 | Apple Neural Engine |
| NPU theoretical performance | 100 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 8x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 153 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Max display resolution | - | 2752 x 2064 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | - |
| Video capture | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | C1X |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 10700 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | MT6993 | T8142 |
| Official page | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site | - |
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