The new Apple A8 processor is up to 84x faster and has "sustained performance"

A new iPhone means another new processor from Apple. This year brings the A8 processor, which is the second generation 64-bit SoC, and as per usual, the chip brings performance boosts that should keep iOS users happy. Apple claims that the new A8 processor is "up to 84x faster" (which is a nebulous claim that is difficult to pin down), and adds new "sustained performance".

The A8 chip uses a 20-nanometer manufacturing process, which makes it 17% smaller than the A7, but has almost double the number of transistors. The A7 had "over 1 billion" transistors, while the A8 features ...



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