The results are in and the iPhone 5 has a benchmark score that out performs the Galaxy SIII, iPhone 4s and even the New iPad. What does this mean, the iPhone 5 is working with some power under the hood. So for everyone saying the iPhone 5 is just a larger phone well there is more processing power for you.
The results show a score of 1,601, beating the dual-core A5 and A5X processors in the iPhone 4s and third-generation iPad (Retina), respectively.
Previous benchmarks of the Retina iPad show a score of 794 (iPad with 3G/4G). The iPhone 4S posted a score of 631.
If these iPhone 5 benchmarks are legitimate, they would match Apple’s claims. “With the new A6 chip, just about everything you do on iPhone 5 is noticeably faster — up to twice as fast compared with the A5 chip,” Apple states on its iPhone 5 features page.
Geekbench results point to a 1GHz clock speed, an increase from the A5’s 800MHz. Because that’s not a huge jump in the chip’s frequency, chip review site Anandtech said some of that extra performance may come from doing more instructions per clock cycle.
In short, if the chip is more efficient at processing instructions, it adds performance irrespective of clock speed.
The A6 chip is also thought to be the first Apple chip made on Samsung’s new 32-nanometer manufacturing process. Typically when a chip moves to a more advanced manufacturing process, it gets faster and/or more power efficient — or both.
[cnet]
