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A14 Bionic Chip Is A Major Upgrade Confirmed By Geekbench Scores


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Apple recently announced iPad Air 4 with A14 Bionic chip comprises 64-bit architecture. It’s the first device revealed in 2020 carrying A14 chip, and we expect the same chip in iPhone 12 and upcoming Apple TV.

Recently shared benchmark results of iPad Air 4 by one of the Twitter users, give us the performance range we can expect from upcoming devices. As tweeted by Ice Universe The single GeekBench 5 scores for iPad 13,2 is 1583 single-core and 4198 multi-score. The results also show the motherboard number J308AP which is the cellular version of iPad Air 4.

As compared to A12 chip from iPad Air 3 it could be an impressive upgrade. The iPad Air (3rd generation) Geekbench test, had 1112 in single-core and 2832 in multi-core. Now if you compare these results side by side, it shows that A14 Bionic chip has 42% better performance in single-core and 48% in multi-core from the previous-generation iPad Air.

I compared these results with iPhone 11 which is powered up with A13 Bionic chip to have more fair idea. Apple A13 Bionic chip Geekbench Benchmark gives us a slightly better number than A12 of course. iPhone 11 (A13) scored 1327 in single-core and 3286 in multi-core. In other words, A14 Chip is 20% in single-core and 28% faster in multi-core over here.

Now, we have much better data to sense the performance upgrade from iPhone 11 pro to iPhone 12 pro. The 20 – 28% boost may not be a deciding factor for many iPhone users to upgrade their devices. However, it’s still a noticeable difference and I expect iPhone 12 pro to have a more powerful version of A14 Bionic chip than what we see in iPad Air 4.

If we are talking about performances, iPad Pro 2020 can’t be missed. The latest iPad Pro has A12Z chip which performs better than A14 Bionic chip but only in multi-core with 4644 scores. The reason is clear as it runs on 8 cores, as compared 6 cores A14 Bionic chip in iPad Air 4. The single-core score of A12Z chip is 1119, which is 10% slower. In case you want to compare A14 Bionic chip Geekbench test results with other devices, here is the link which has all the single, multi and metal-score listed. Now, we have much better data to sense the performance upgrade from iPhone 11 pro to iPhone 12 pro. The 20 – 28% boost may not be a deciding factor for many iPhone users to upgrade their devices. However, it’s still a noticeable difference and I expect iPhone 12 pro to have a more powerful version of A14 Bionic chip than what we see in iPad Air 4.

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