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.

Benchmarks

Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Stream

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

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				297
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			323
iPad 2	SGX543MP2	512 MB			333

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 -80%

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Mediatek MT8389 -14%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 -14%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 -11%

Mediatek MT6589 -10%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 -8%

MediaTek MT8312 -7%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8028 -6%

MediaTek MT8317T -5%

MediaTek MT6575 -1%

Apple A5

Rockchip RK3188 1%

Marvell PXA1088 1%

Samsung Exynos 3470 Quad 3%

Apple A4 4%

Apple A5x 5%

Mediatek MT8121 10%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 14%

Mediatek MT6582 18%

Mediatek MT6582M 19%

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Intel Core i7-7740X 3803%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Memory

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min: 751     avg: 807.3 (7%)     median: 833 (8%)     max: 838 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				751
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			833
iPad 2	SGX543MP2	512 MB			838

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 -61%

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Broadcom BCM28155 -9%

AllWinner A10 -8%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 -7%

MediaTek MT8312 -7%

MediaTek MT8377 -3%

Mediatek MT6589 -2%

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 -1%

Mediatek MT8125 0%

Mediatek MT8389 0%

Apple A5

Apple A5x 1%

Mediatek MT8121 4%

MediaTek MT6575 5%

MediaTek MT6577 10%

Samsung Exynos 3470 Quad 11%

Nvidia Tegra 2 (250) 12%

Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 14%

Amlogic AML8726-MX 19%

Mediatek MT6592 20%

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Intel Core i7-7740X 1266%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Floating Point

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min: 737     avg: 855.3 (2%)     median: 906 (3%)     max: 923 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				737
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			906
iPad 2	SGX543MP2	512 MB			923

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 -95%

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AllWinner A10 -76%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A -48%

Apple A4 -46%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A -37%

Intel Atom Z2420 -28%

Actions ACT-ATM7029 -22%

MediaTek MT6575 -19%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 -8%

MediaTek MT6572 -2%

Apple A5

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 2%

Apple A5x 8%

Intel Atom Z2460 8%

Broadcom BCM28155 9%

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 31%

MediaTek MT8312 32%

Intel Atom Z2480 36%

MediaTek MT6577 43%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 44%

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Intel Core i7-7900X 3976%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Integer

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min: 552     avg: 638 (2%)     median: 671 (2%)     max: 691 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				552
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			671
iPad 2	SGX543MP2	512 MB			691

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 -84%

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MediaTek MT6575 -38%

Intel Atom Z2420 -32%

Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 -30%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 -29%

MediaTek MT6572 -24%

Broadcom BCM28155 -16%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 -11%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 -7%

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 -1%

Apple A5

MediaTek MT8312 5%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 5%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 5%

Intel Atom Z2460 6%

Apple A5x 8%

Nvidia Tegra 2 (250) 11%

MediaTek MT6577 12%

Marvell PXA986 13%

MediaTek MT8317T 14%

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Intel Core i7-7900X 4989%

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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Total Score

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min: 631     avg: 715 (3%)     median: 750 (3%)     max: 764 Points

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				631
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			750
iPad 2	SGX543MP2	512 MB			764

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227 -83%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A -39%

Apple A4 -34%

Actions ACT-ATM7029 -34%

Intel Atom Z2420 -22%

MediaTek MT6575 -19%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 -18%

MediaTek MT6572 -14%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 -8%

Broadcom BCM28155 -5%

Apple A5

Apple A5x 6%

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 11%

MediaTek MT8312 13%

Intel Atom Z2460 19%

MediaTek MT8317T 22%

Nvidia Tegra 2 (250) 24%

MediaTek MT6577 25%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 35%

MediaTek MT8377 39%

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Intel Core i7-7900X 3557%

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Sunspider - 0.9.1 Total Score

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min: 1556.8     avg: 1863 (18%)     median: 1888.6 (18%)     max: 2118 ms

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			1556.8
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				1736.1
iPad 2	SGX543MP2	512 MB			2041
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				2118

Intel Core i7-5500U -94%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8225Q -11%

MediaTek MT8161 -11%

MediaTek MT6577 -10%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 -9%

Broadcom BCM28155 -9%

MediaTek MT6575 -7%

Mediatek MT6582M -7%

MediaTek MT6572 -5%

Mediatek MT6735 -3%

Apple A5

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 1%

MediaTek MT8377 2%

Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 5%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 16%

Samsung Exynos 4210 1.2 GHz 17%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225Q 21%

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 26%

WonderMedia PRIZM WM8950 29%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8625Q 31%

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unknown 276%

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Linpack Android / IOS - Multi Thread

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min: 124.4     avg: 127.1 (4%)     median: 127.1 (4%)     max: 129.84 MFLOPS

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			124.4
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				129.84

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 APQ8016

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 -27%

Samsung Exynos 4212 1.5 GHz -26%

Intel Atom Z2480 -19%

Mediatek MT8125 -19%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8225Q -19%

MediaTek MT6572 -18%

Mediatek MT6589 -11%

NVIDIA Tegra 3 -10%

MediaTek MT8312 -5%

Apple A5

Rockchip RK3188 3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8210 5%

HiSilicon k3v2 Hi3620 5%

Apple A5x 12%

Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad 17%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227 21%

Mediatek MT6735 29%

HiSilicon Kirin 620 31%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A 38%

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Apple A8X 1811%

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Linpack Android / IOS - Single Thread

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min: 78.14     avg: 81.8 (8%)     median: 81.8 (8%)     max: 85.4 MFLOPS

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
iPhone 4S	SGX543MP2				78.14
iPad mini	SGX543MP2	512 MB			85.4

Nvidia Tegra X1

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Intel Atom Z2460 -24%

HiSilicon Kirin 910 -23%

Mediatek MT6735 -16%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8210 -16%

MediaTek MT6572 -14%

Intel Atom Z2420 -11%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926 -9%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 -7%

Mediatek MT8127 0%

Apple A5

HiSilicon Kirin 910T 2%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 2%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 APQ8026 4%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 5%

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 5%

MediaTek MT8312 5%

Samsung Exynos 3470 Quad 6%

Apple A5x 7%

Mediatek MT6582 7%

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Apple A8X 1149%

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Reviews for the Apple A5 processor

Apple iPad 2 (PowerVR SGX543MP2, 9.7")
» Review Apple iPad 2 Tablet/MID - Review
» Apple iPad 2 - External Review

Apple iPad mini (PowerVR SGX543MP2, 7.9")
» Review Apple iPad Mini Tablet - Review
» Apple iPad mini - External Review

Apple iPhone 4S (PowerVR SGX543MP2, 3.8")
» Apple iPhone 4S - External Review

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