iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)

M5, October 2025

Scores

Single-core

4,116

+12.0% over iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)

  • Measured average
  • Sample size not stated
  • Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder

Multi-core

15,280

+12.9% over iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)

  • Measured average
  • Sample size not stated
  • Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claims, measured

Not measurable with Geekbench

  • “M5 delivers AI performance that’s up to 3.5x faster compared to M4, and up to 5.6x faster than iPad Pro with M1.”

    AI performance (GPU Neural Accelerators, Neural Engine) in named apps; Geekbench 6 does not measure it.

    Apple compared with 13-inch iPad Pro (M4) units with a 10-core CPU. Apple compared with iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) units with an 8-core CPU.

    iPad Pro (M5) announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, iPad Pro (M5) announcement, October 2025

  • “Incorporating a third-generation ray-tracing engine enabling more realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows — M5 is ideal for visually intensive applications and gaming — iPad Pro has up to 1.5x faster 3D rendering with ray tracing than the previous-generation iPad Pro, and up to a whopping 6.7x faster rendering performance than iPad Pro with M1.”

    Ray-traced 3D rendering in named apps; Geekbench 6 Metal does not test ray tracing.

    Apple compared with 13-inch iPad Pro (M4) units with a 10-core CPU. Apple compared with iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) units with an 8-core CPU.

    iPad Pro (M5) announcement, October 2025, Apple Newsroom, iPad Pro (M5) announcement, October 2025

iPad Pro single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
iPad Pro 12.9-inch, 2015749First in this line
iPad Pro 10.5-inch, 2017940+25.5%
iPad Pro 11-inch, 20181,328+41.3%
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), 20201,328+0.0%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M1), 20212,311+74.0%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M2), 20222,579+11.6%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4), 20243,676+42.5%
iPad Pro 11-inch (M5), 2025, this device4,116+12.0%

Against other devices

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch

    5.50 timesslower

    Single-core 749 vs 4,116. Multi-core 12 times slower, 1,246 vs 15,280.

  • A20 Pro, September 2026

    about 1.14 timesfaster

    Single-core about 4,695 vs 4,116. Multi-core about 1.22 times slower, about 12,521 vs 15,280.

  • M5, March 2026

    1.01 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,168 vs 4,116. Multi-core 1.11 times faster, 16,934 vs 15,280.