M5-powered iPad Pro breaks cover in GeekBench, scoring 4,133 in single-threaded tests — matches M4 Max and beats every single-core PC chip score

Apple's upcoming M5 chip for the iPad Pro has been spotted on GeekBench, achieving a single-threaded score of 4,133, surpassing all stock-clocked CPU scores. The chip features nine cores, 12 GB of RAM, and is likely for the 2025 iPad Pro revision. Compared to the M4 Max in the Mac Studio, the M5 matches single-threaded performance but lags in multi-threaded tasks. Apple's chip design prowess is evident, with the M5 outperforming even high-end desktop chips in single-threaded performance. The M5's impressive benchmarks hint at the potential for future iterations like the M5 Max.