Apple A5 vs Apple A5x

Apple A5

The Apple A5 is a dual-core processor that contains two Cortex A9 cores. Each core is max. clocked at 900 MHz. Furthermore, the A5 integrates a relative fast PowerVR SGX 543MP2 graphics card and 512MB ram (in the same package for the iPad 2). Apple states a maximum of 2x the performance compared to the previous single core Apple A4.

Apple A5x

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The Apple A5x is a dual-core processor that contains two Cortex A9 cores. The A5x integrates a relative fast Quad-Core PowerVR SGX 543MP4 graphics card and is used in the third generation iPad with Retina Display.

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Model	Apple A5	Apple A5x
Codename	Cortex A9	Cortex A9
Clock	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Cores / Threads	2	2
Technology	40, 32 nm	32? nm
Architecture	ARM	ARM
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Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics

100%

¹ A5x +

2858 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		2858

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics

100%

¹ A5x +

2865 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		2865

Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core

100%

¹ A5x +

330 Points (4%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		330

Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core

100%

¹ A5x +

566 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		566

Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core

100%

¹ A5x +

496 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad 3 IOS 7	A5x	SGX543MP4		496

Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core

100%

¹ A5x +

262 Points (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad 3 IOS 7	A5x	SGX543MP4		262

Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream

100%

A5 +

min: 297 avg: 317.7 median: 323 (3%) max: 333 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		297
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	323
Apple iPad 2	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	333

103%

A5x +

333 Points (3%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		333

Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory

100%

A5 +

min: 751 avg: 807 median: 833 (8%) max: 838 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		751
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	833
Apple iPad 2	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	838

98%

A5x +

818 Points (7%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		818

Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point

100%

A5 +

min: 737 avg: 855 median: 906 (2%) max: 923 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		737
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	906
Apple iPad 2	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	923

102%

A5x +

920 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		920

Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer

100%

A5 +

min: 552 avg: 638 median: 671 (1%) max: 691 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		552
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	671
Apple iPad 2	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	691

102%

A5x +

687 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		687

Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score

100%

A5 +

min: 631 avg: 715 median: 750 (2%) max: 764 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		631
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	750
Apple iPad 2	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	764

101%

A5x +

759 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		759

Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread

100%

A5 +

min: 124.4 avg: 127.1 median: 127.1 (4%) max: 129.8 MFLOPS

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	124.4
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		129.8

112%

A5x +

142 MFLOPS (5%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		142

Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread

100%

A5 +

min: 78.1 avg: 81.8 median: 81.8 (8%) max: 85.4 MFLOPS

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		78.1
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	85.4

107%

A5x +

87.8 MFLOPS (9%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		87.8

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *

100%

¹ A5x +

31272 ms (37%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad 3 IOS 7	A5x	SGX543MP4		31272

Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *

100%

A5 +

min: 1557 avg: 1863 median: 1888.5 (18%) max: 2118 ms

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad mini	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	1557
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		1736
Apple iPad 2	A5	SGX543MP2	0.5 GB	2041
Apple iPhone 4S	A5	SGX543MP2		2118

118%

A5x +

min: 1329 avg: 1595 median: 1594.5 (15%) max: 1860 ms

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad 3 IOS 7	A5x	SGX543MP4		1329
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		1860

Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *

100%

¹ A5x +

1307 ms (14%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
iPad 3 IOS 7	A5x	SGX543MP4		1307

PassMark PerformanceTest Mobile V1 - PerformanceTest Mobile V1 CPU Tests

100%

¹ A5x +

11087 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPad 3. Gen 2012-03	A5x	SGX543MP4		11087

Average Benchmarks Apple A5 → 100% ⁿ⁼⁸

Average Benchmarks Apple A5x → 105% ⁿ⁼⁸

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