Apple M5 (9C10G-FL) vs Apple A14 Bionic (iPad) Full Specs
9 Cores(3P+6E) 9 Threads(3P+6E) 4.46GHz | 6 Cores(2P+4E) 6 Threads(2P+4E) 3GHz |
TDP 15W | TDP 5W |
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s LPDDR5X | Bandwidth 34.1GB/s LPDDR4X |
iGPU | iGPU |
·· 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor | ·· 654.3 GFLOPSFP16 |
9 Cores 3P 6E | 6 Cores 2P 4E |
9 Threads 3P 6E | 6 Threads 2P 4E |
Base Clock 4.46GHz | Base Clock 3GHz |
Overclocking Locked | Overclocking Locked |
L1i 192KB P 128KB E | L1i 192KB P 128KB E |
L1d 128KB P 64KB E | L1d 128KB P 64KB E |
L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 6MB E shared | L2 8MB P shared 4MB E shared |
SLC Cache 8MB | SLC Cache 16MB |
Type LPDDR5X | Type LPDDR4X |
Max Memory 32GB | Max Memory 6GB |
ECC No | ECC No |
Channels 2 | Channels 1 |
Bus Width 128-bit | Bus Width 64-bit |
Speed 9600MT/s | Speed 4266MT/s |
Bandwidth 153.6GB/s | Bandwidth 34.1GB/s |
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· | Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate ·· |
TDP 15W | TDP 5W |
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max | Max Operating Temp - |
PCIe PCIe 4.0 x59.8GB/sBandwidth | PCIe PCIe 4.0 x47.9GB/sBandwidth |
iGPU | iGPU |
Shaders 1280 | Shaders 256 |
Boost Clock 1.58GHz | Boost Clock 1.28GHz |
·· 32.32 TOPSINT8 Tensor | ·· 654.3 GFLOPSFP16 |
NPU Model H17 Theia | NPU Model H13 Styx |
NPU Cores 16 | NPU Cores 16 |
NPU Clock 2.45GHz | NPU Clock 1.43GHz |
Performance 38 TOPSINT8 | Performance 11 TOPSFP16 |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
ISA AArch64 | ISA AArch64 |
Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A | Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A |
Family | Family |
Branding  | Branding  |
Codename Hidra M5Variant AS15PP-Core AS15EE-Core | Codename Sicily A14Variant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core |
Market Segment Tablet | Market Segment Smartphone |
Release Date Oct 15, 2025 | Release Date Oct 23, 2020 |
Foundry TSMC | Foundry TSMC |
Fabrication Node N3P | Fabrication Node N5 |
Die Size - | Die Size 88mm² |
Transistor Count - | Transistor Count 11.8 Billion |
Transistor Density - | Transistor Density 134 MTr/mm² |
