The A8 processor of the iPhone 6 gets benchmarked, shows modest improvement

Apple's new A8 processor is made with the trendy 20nm production method, ensuring faster CPU and GPU performance at a lower power consumption, compared to last year's A7 endeavor, found in the iPhone 5s and the iPad Air. We thoroughly reviewed the new dual-core A8 chipset, but how about its performance in cross-platform benchmarks?

Well, if Rightware's database is any indications, the new iPhone 6 will offer a modest overall improvement in processing power over its predecessor, almost commensurate with the CPU clock increase from 1.3 GHz to 1.4 GHz - the iPhone 5s scores 20 253 ...



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