Comparison with 2C4T 2.4GHz Skylake: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4048472?baseline=4149721
Single thread performance is highly competitive.
Interesting, All the rumors pointed to it being a quad core design I think, and last years iPad Air 2 is tri-core.
Although 4GB of ram seems confirmed so I don't know if it's a fake bench, or a error in GB reporting the correct number..
30% faster single core score with only 16% faster clock speed... Interesting if true.
Doesn't Geekbench love bandwidth? Maybe that's a reason.
I was expecting at least a tri-core, maybe it was too ambitious or they need some room for a future A10X.
Doesn't Geekbench love bandwidth? Maybe that's a reason.
Very interesting to see a dual core design. Guess the tri core experience wasn't good enough for Apple. hence killing any wishes for quad.
Doesn't Geekbench love bandwidth? Maybe that's a reason.
I was expecting at least a tri-core, maybe it was too ambitious or they need some room for a future A10X.
Could be.. Memory seems to be the biggest improvement respect to the A9
A9 vs A9x comparison:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4149565?baseline=4149721
Apple really knows what it's doing!
Next step? SMT.
Or Apple really knows how to optimize for GB?
I think the tri-core was Apple's only recourse for A8X given that it probably couldn't get high clocks at good power consumption on the 20nm process.
With good finFET processes in hand, Apple has returned to trying to maximize single-threaded performance and keeping core count at two.
Comparison with 2C4T 2.4GHz Skylake: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4048472?baseline=4149721
Single thread performance is highly competitive.
So Apple is going dual-core (no SMT?), Intel is sticking to dual-cores with SMT and Qualcomm opted for 2+2 cores (2 high-clocked and 2 low-clocked Kryo cores). I bet Samsung is also ditching the 4+4 approach with their Moongose Exynos. Fewer faster cores are dominating premium mobile devices.
Definitely.Comparison with 2C4T 2.4GHz Skylake: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4048472?baseline=4149721
Single thread performance is highly competitive.
Definitely.
Against Surface Pro 4 with 6300U: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4039611?baseline=4149721
Are we sure this result is not a fake?
Still in denial? Will SPEC 2006 scores convince you, or will you keep the same stance?Or Apple really knows how to optimize for GB?
There's a discrepancy against what AT says: the GB entry claims 2.16 GHz while Joshua says it's 2.26 GHz. My understanding is that GB on iOS reported frequency always is accurate.100% sure it's not fake.
There's a discrepancy against what AT says: the GB entry claims 2.16 GHz while Joshua says it's 2.26 GHz. My understanding is that GB on iOS reported frequency always is accurate.