Apple A16 (iPad) vs Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) Full Specs

Summary

5 Cores(2P+3E) 5 Threads(2P+3E) 3.44GHz	9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz
TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

A16 (iPad)2,586

x1

M5 (9C10G-FL)4,133

x1.60

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Core Config

5 Cores 2P 3E	9 Cores 3P 6E
5 Threads 2P 3E	9 Threads 3P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.44GHz	Base Clock 4.46GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 16MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared
SLC Cache 24MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 8GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 1	Channels 2
Bus Width 64-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth 153.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 51.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 153.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 5W	TDP 15W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x4 7.9GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 4-Core A16	iGPU 10-Core M5-FL
Shaders 512	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 1.34GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 1.37 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 8.08 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Themis	NPU Model H17 Theia
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.06GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 17 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 12ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family A Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Crete A16Variant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core
Market Segment Smartphone	Market Segment Tablet
Release Date Mar 4, 2025	Release Date Oct 15, 2025

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N4P	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 115mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 16 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 139 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Tablets iPad 11(A16, Early 2025)

Tablets iPad Pro 11" Gen 6(M5, Late 2025)iPad Pro 13" Gen 8(M5, Late 2025)

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