iPad Air 2 benchmark reveals 3-core CPU and 2GB of RAM

21 October, 2014
The freshly announced tablet from Cupertino posted quite an impressive score in the popular Geekbench 3.

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  • Sheikh2000
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  • 26 Oct 2014

Anonymous, 25 Oct 2014ill still rather to wait and see how tegra k1 64-bits perfo... more69.7% faster than the k1 in single core (source: Apple insider)

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    • Anonymous
    • LE{
    • 25 Oct 2014

    ill still rather to wait and see how tegra k1 64-bits performs since the 32bits is close to apples air 2

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      • AdamBoy64
      • Fv4
      • 23 Oct 2014

      AnonD-85193, 23 Oct 2014Thne you are thinking Microsoft's Surface Pro 3, the Intel ... moreTrue, if you open up the definition to include hybrids, you're absolutely right.

      That is a nice piece of hardware.
      Plus.. you just can't beat the full version of Windows.

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        • AnonD-85193
        • 3Wd
        • 23 Oct 2014

        AdamBoy64, 22 Oct 2014The Ultimate Tablet.Thne you are thinking Microsoft's Surface Pro 3, the Intel core i7 Smokes any ARM core and has tripple the memory bandwidth and 6x the floating point and.

        Geek benchmark

        Intel Core i7 (7624) vs Apple A8X 1606

        As you can see the Intel Core i7 processor destroys all ARM processors without even trying.

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          • AnonD-209094
          • Kg%
          • 23 Oct 2014

          AnonD-299124, 23 Oct 2014Battery is better than ever, look up the verge review. Didn... moreIt just says it lasted as long as his other iPads, thats only his subjective opinion and usage pattern isnt detailed. I think we can be sure that Air 2 will last shorter in games, higher FPS and all is good but generally shorter battery life. The 2GB RAM is also great but will undoubtedly drain a few mA more, next gen LPDDR RAM need to come out fast, its ok if it will cost a few dollars more if it makes a difference in battery.

          The less reflective display will allow for lower brightness in many cases, that will help the battery a little for light tasks.

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            • AnonD-299124
            • 6u9
            • 23 Oct 2014

            AnonD-209094, 22 Oct 2014Wonder how this added performance will affect battery life,... moreBattery is better than ever, look up the verge review. Didnt need a charge during a whole weekend.

            Apple didnt just raise the bar for tablets,s it took it and beat the crap out of the competition.

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              • AnonD-209094
              • Kg%
              • 22 Oct 2014

              Wonder how this added performance will affect battery life, at 3 billions it has a lot more transistors than iPad Air, that sucks battery even when all cores are idle, and in addition Air 2 is slimmer.

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                • AnonD-209094
                • Kg%
                • 22 Oct 2014

                Hysterically funny comments from fandroids, even saying iPad dont need this much performance ahahha. How efficent they are, grasping at straws and manages to look utterly and totally pathetic at the same time, thats good multitasking.

                So whats the taste in the mouth from the tablet that was underpowered yesterday and wipes the floor with your useless Android tablets today? Stupid spec readers, even iPad Air wiped the floor with any Android tablet up to this day. You can get great specs in a Hyundai car but it still handles like a shoppingcart.

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                  • AdamBoy64
                  • Fv4
                  • 22 Oct 2014

                  AnonD-299124, 22 Oct 2014Oh you done did it now boys... you wanted more cores? More ... moreMan, Apple smokes the competition.
                  That's.. kinda frightening just how good it is.

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                    • AdamBoy64
                    • Fv4
                    • 22 Oct 2014

                    The Ultimate Tablet.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nCh
                      • 22 Oct 2014

                      Apple has always been more about getting the best efficiency, meaning a good balance between performance and battery, in an optimized environment, but these performance figures are downright beastly!

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                        • AnonD-233308
                        • RYQ
                        • 22 Oct 2014

                        THE ENGINEER, 22 Oct 2014S 810 is gonne be released in next october when A9X chips w... moreDoubt an ARM Air will ever happen, Apple needs an entry level x86/64 product under $1k.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • n63
                          • 22 Oct 2014

                          Tegra K1 is still better :)

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                            • AnonD-322156
                            • rAQ
                            • 22 Oct 2014

                            Now Apple is superb with xender(for fast file sharing ). iOS is unbeatable.

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                              • AnonD-299124
                              • 6u9
                              • 22 Oct 2014

                              All Android fanboys have gone so silent suddenly lol.

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                                • THE ENGINEER
                                • 0GV
                                • 22 Oct 2014

                                AnonD-320905, 22 Oct 2014snapdragon 810 is not out yet...S 810 is gonne be released in next october when A9X chips will be revealed.

                                A9X chips will be produced with 14 nm tech and just imagine tri-core of those on the same bed. just beast!!!

                                Snapdragon lost the game. I think even intel is about to lose

                                WHY? just compare i7 U-4500 with A8X in IPAD air 2 in geekbench website. Additionally, take into consideration the power consumptions of both SoCs.

                                Apple can do quadcore rather than tricore on new macbook air series. Belive me it would be better that the best of intels out there (silicone based)

                                Just perfect!!! well done apple!!!!

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                                  • AnonD-322791
                                  • LBR
                                  • 22 Oct 2014

                                  r.i.p nexus 9

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                                    • AnonD-77011
                                    • 3pS
                                    • 22 Oct 2014

                                    good job apple!!definitely getting one of those ipads :) proud owner of ipad 2

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • J8M
                                      • 22 Oct 2014

                                      ahaahaha i knew i knew they would make a 3 core :D :D

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                                        • AnonD-299124
                                        • 6u9
                                        • 22 Oct 2014

                                        AnonD-320905, 22 Oct 2014snapdragon 810 is not out yet...Thats the Android argument since forever. Wait the next one will be better. Face it, Apple owns the performance game.