Apple's Upcoming iPad Pro M5 Chip Blows Away Benchmarks
Apple's upcoming iPad Pro, likely the 2025 revision, has leaked impressive benchmark results for its M5 chip. The M5 promises significant improvements over its predecessor, raising expectations for future iterations like the iPad Pro's M5 Max.
The M5, developed by Apple and manufactured by TSMC in the advanced N3P process, boasts nine cores clocked at 4.42 GHz. This configuration delivers a 10% improvement in single-threaded performance over the 22 W M4 variant, and a 13% uplift compared to the current 14 W chip. A presumable M5 chip scored 4,133 points in GeekBench, outperforming the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D by 22% in single-thread performance.
However, the M5's multi-threaded performance lags behind desktop chips like the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D in highly parallelizable tasks. Despite this, the M5's single-threaded prowess remains unmatched, making it an impressive addition to the iPad Pro lineup.
The M5 chip in the upcoming iPad Pro offers substantial single-thread performance gains, maintaining Apple's lead in this area. With a 12 GB RAM configuration, it's likely a revision of the 256/512 GB iPad Pro model. While multi-thread performance may not match desktop chips, the M5's single-thread might leaves one wondering what a future iPad Pro Max with an M5 Max could achieve.
