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By the numbers: iPhone 4S CPU and GPU performance benchmark figures
Posted:
October 11, 2011
By: ccsoya
10 comments
One of the biggest improvements made to the iPhone 4S is its processor. Where its predecessor was running a single core brain, the iPhone 4S kept up with the joneses with a dual-core processor and an updated GPU.
Apple says that the iPhone 4S is twice as fast as its predecessor and delivers over seven times faster graphics overall, but is this claim founded? More importantly, with the A5 in the iPhone 4S running at just 800Mhz, how does it stack up against the mighty Samsung Galaxy S II with a dual-core processor that’s pushing 1.2Ghz?
The meticulous reviewers at Anandtech ran some benchmarks on the iPhone 4S and the results will surprise you. Despite the slower clock speed and a yet to be determined RAM count, the iPhone 4S tops the charts when it comes to hard-core performance.
Head on over to after the jump for the full stats.
First up, we have CPU performance, and as you can see, the iPhone 4S is clearly significantly more powerful than the iPhone 4.
The same can be said with the graphic performance of the iPhone 4S with a benchmark score that completely eclipsed the single-core iPhone 4.
Its browser rendering performance is through the roof as well.
Despite the slower 800Mhz clockspeed, Javascript performance on the iPhone 4S is right up there with the fastest of them being almost twice as fast as the Galaxy S II in the same benchmark. Apple underclocked its A5 processor to 800Mhz as a built-in power management strategy to give the iPhone 4S similar if not better battery performance as to the iPhone 4. Where other manufacturers relied on raw processing power for blazing performance, Apple combined brute hardware strength with software finesse to offer the best of both worlds in terms of performance and stamina.
And so there you have it, the iPhone 4S is indeed what Apple claims it to be. Benchmark tests show that it is twice as fast and delivers seven times faster graphics than the iPhone 4. More surprising is the fact that the iPhone 4S also scored better marks by some margin in all the benchmarks when compared to the Samsung Galaxy S II.
So fence-sitters, would this make you jump to Apple’s side?
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10 Comments for By the numbers: iPhone 4S CPU and GPU performance benchmark figures
Agil
Not completely true, benchmarking is all about comparing all test object with a same measurable result. For example: Measuring how fast the same app run on across devices.
shine
Rightfully, we can compare end results to end results, as that's all it matters eventually. But one thing that we should tread carefully is to claim superiority base on hardware specification. As most of the outcomes are derived from how well the software is integrated and optimized to its running hardware. That explains why Macinstosh, iPhone, iPad do not necessarily don the highest RAM or CPU yet manage to outperform their peers by a big margin. And that's why the cellphone industry generally (still) fails to catch up with Apple.
@override182
Whats good is that Apple will always gets optimized games for the GPU. Contradiction to android is that games r usually on "safe play" basis to make em usable on multiple devices
Neil Corp
so not true for sgs2.
i got 2.6k on multiple runs.
the 4k is rubbish.
gogo2
Well, even though stat says it all, Android fanboy unable to accept this. I own iPhone 4, iPad 2 and Asus Transformer. All I can say is Android sucks. Lag like hell even though dual core. Android need quad core to be same smoothness of iOS.
sinach
as an android user, i accept this. relax lah. no need hate. u love ur iOS, some love Android, i love both.
ggnoik
again.. it shows specs doesnt matter for apple devices.. it just works 
Irene
So, should I wait for iphone 4s or just grab SGS2.?
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You can't compare apples with oranges..literally