A new leaked benchmark shows Apple’s alleged M5 chip on an iPad, and it’s almost as fast as a desktop CPU.We know that Apple is really good at designing chips. Most of its chips have always outperformed competitors, including Intel and Qualcomm. The M5 is no exception.  **Unknown iPad running M5 chip (benchmark)**As [spotted](https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/14173685) on Geekbench, an alleged benchmark of an unreleased iPad model shows it with an M5 chip.It has a single-thread score of 4,133 points, and the multi-thread score sits at 15,437. The processor, which appears to be some variant of the M5, is clocked at 4.42 GHz.It also has 12GB RAM, likely coupled up with 256GB/512GB storage.M5 on iPad vs Snapdragon X Elite 2———————————-When I spotted benchmarks of the Apple M5, I wondered how it was going to perform against the Snapdragon X Elite 2.For those unaware, Qualcomm recently unveiled the Snapdragon X Elite 2, its most powerful chip for Windows PCs.Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, which is the most powerful variant in the lineup, is an 18-core Oryon design with a boost up to 5.0 GHz on two cores.While the Snapdragon X Elite 2 isn’t here just yet and we won’t see any device running the chip until 2026, we know a bit about its performance.  Snapdragon benchmarkIn one Geekbench 6.5 benchmark, it scores about 4,080 in single-core and 23,491 in multi-core tests.It’s a good number, and it clearly beats an iPad with the M5.However, Apple’s tablet still wins in single-thread performance by a nose in these early numbers.The X2 Extreme pulls comfortably ahead in multi-thread because it has double the cores and can sustain higher total throughput in a laptop chassis.We’re comparing an iPad with a full-fledged desktop CPU (Snapdragon), and it’s still able to compete, which says a lot about Apple’s per-core design and frequency at low power.  [The Security Validation Event of the Year: The Picus BAS Summit](https://hubs.li/Q03LvVKm0)——————————————————————————————–Join the **Breach and Attack Simulation Summit** and experience the **future of security validation** . Hear from top experts and see how **AI-powered BAS** is transforming breach and attack simulation.Don’t miss the event that will shape the future of your security strategy[Register Now](https://hubs.li/Q03LvVKm0) ### Related Articles:[Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and iPads](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-backports-zero-day-patches-to-older-iphones-and-ipads/)[Apple warns customers targeted in recent spyware attacks](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-warns-customers-targeted-in-recent-spyware-attacks/)[iCloud Calendar abused to send phishing emails from Apple’s servers](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/icloud-calendar-abused-to-send-phishing-emails-from-apples-servers/)[Apple fixes new zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-emergency-updates-fix-new-actively-exploited-zero-day/)[Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-gets-patches-for-qualcomm-flaws-exploited-in-attacks/)
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