Apple A8 Benchmarked

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He doesn't specify on-screen or off-screen but, for the 6 plus:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/apple/3572846/iphone-6-plus-review/

In GFXBench 3.0 we recorded dazzling results of 52fps in the T-Rex test and 33fps in Manhattan in which most devices struggle to reach double figures. In short, they're the highest we've seen on any smartphone to date.

They’ll also be happy with performance, even though the on-paper specifications of the 6 Plus aren’t all that exciting. In Geekbench, which reports the A8 CPU running at 1.39GHz (roughly 200MHz faster than the iPhone 6), the iPhone 6 Plus showed it was clearly the fastest iPhone yet with a multi-score average of 2917.
 
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Intel17 said:
I arrive home late tonight; once I do, I'll post benchmarks.

Let me know what you'd like me to run, folks :)
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I'm actually most interested in the battery life of your phone.

Has Apple gone for energy efficiency over performance for the A8?
 
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Eug said:
He doesn't specify on-screen or off-screen but, for the 6 plus:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/apple/3572846/iphone-6-plus-review/

In GFXBench 3.0 we recorded dazzling results of 52fps in the T-Rex test and 33fps in Manhattan in which most devices struggle to reach double figures. In short, they're the highest we've seen on any smartphone to date.

They’ll also be happy with performance, even though the on-paper specifications of the 6 Plus aren’t all that exciting. In Geekbench, which reports the A8 CPU running at 1.39GHz (roughly 200MHz faster than the iPhone 6), the iPhone 6 Plus showed it was clearly the fastest iPhone yet with a multi-score average of 2917.
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Look like on screen comparing to other benchmarks.
 
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TreVader said:
From review:

"Summary


That's a quick look at how the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus compared to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the iPhone 5s. The S5 displays more of the color gamut, but Apple's smartphones are by and large much brighter. In general, Apple's newest handhelds also outperform the S5 on many tests, making them the more powerful devices.

The most crucial test--one we're running this weekend--is battery life. The iPhone 5s lasted just 5 hours and 46 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test (Web surfing via LTE), which was well below the S5's runtime of 9 hours and 42 minutes. How will the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus compare? Stay tuned."


I had expected worse results, but that may be a result of the limited benchmark suite. It looks like A8 shouldn't have a huge problem keeping up with the S805 in the One and S5.
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The HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 801.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A uses Snapdragon 805.
 
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For a first impression: Apple A8 and A7 side by side.

Apple_A8_vs_A7_1024x762.jpg


Thanks to ChipWorks for the images :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Hans
 
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Eug said:
GFXBench 3.0 finally has iPhone 6 Plus benches:

http://gfxbench.com/compare.jsp?ben...Plus&os1=iOS&api1=gl&D2=Apple+iPhone+6&cols=2

The iPhone 6 Plus is faster for both of the main on-screen and off-screen GPU benches, but it's very close. It seemed Apple's choice speed boost for the bigger model is such that to keep the real world performance very similar between the 4.7" and 5.5".
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The on-screen scores for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are listed at 1136x640, this would explain why the 6 Plus has a slightly higher on-screen score than the iPhone 6, despite having a native resolution of 1920x1080.
 
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Eug said:
GFXBench 3.0 finally has iPhone 6 Plus benches:

http://gfxbench.com/compare.jsp?ben...Plus&os1=iOS&api1=gl&D2=Apple+iPhone+6&cols=2

The iPhone 6 Plus is faster for both of the main on-screen and off-screen GPU benches, but it's very close. It seemed Apple's choice speed boost for the bigger model is such that to keep the real world performance very similar between the 4.7" and 5.5".
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What is the discrepancy between the two?


It doesn't make much sense to me that a 200Mhz core clock boost would result in that much of a performance boost.


I'm glad it's running well tho. Btw I had a look at my fathers 6 and the lower res (vs plus) is more noticeable on a bigger screen, that or the pixel arrangement is the reason. Beautiful phone, much lighter and thinner than the One (M8 or M7)
 
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TreVader said:
I'm glad it's running well tho. Btw I had a look at my fathers 6 and the lower res (vs plus) is more noticeable on a bigger screen, that or the pixel arrangement is the reason. Beautiful phone, much lighter and thinner than the One (M8 or M7)
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+1

On a related note, the iPhone 6+ isn't the first phablet, but it's the first one that I actually want to use.
 
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I think A8 might be rendering at the same resolution in both the 6 and 6+. I don't see how they could get such similar scores in both on and offscreen tests (t-rex, etc).
 
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TreVader said:
I think A8 might be rendering at the same resolution in both the 6 and 6+. I don't see how they could get such similar scores in both on and offscreen tests (t-rex, etc).
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From my previous post (#408):

"The on-screen scores for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are listed at 1136x640, this would explain why the 6 Plus has a slightly higher on-screen score than the iPhone 6, despite having a native resolution of 1920x1080."

So yes, they are all being rendered at 1136x640 (iPhone 5S resolution).
 
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Intel17 said:
+1

On a related note, the iPhone 6+ isn't the first phablet, but it's the first one that I actually want to use.
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Millions of people are happy with their Notes. They also get good reviews, so your comment doesn't seem to have much value.
 
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witeken said:
Millions of people are happy with their Notes. They also get good reviews, so your comment doesn't seem to have much value.
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I would love to see some statistics on the phablet demographic now that android is no longer the only choice.


I have heard several friends with phablets state that they will switch, people who buy phablets tend to want the latest and greatest. They aren't stuck to android because of budget constraints.


Edit: only thing I could find on it
http://marketrealist.com/2014/09/record-iphone-6-pre-orders-mean-apple/
 
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TreVader said:
I have heard several friends with phablets state that they will switch, people who buy phablets tend to want the latest and greatest. They aren't stuck to android because of budget constraints.
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Yeah. I feel like Galaxy Note's big success is due to the fact that it's basically the best-known brand in town.

Now Apple has larger phones. It'll be interesting to see how much share Apple gains of the high-end phone market post-iP6+
 
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North01 said:
From my previous post (#408):

"The on-screen scores for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are listed at 1136x640, this would explain why the 6 Plus has a slightly higher on-screen score than the iPhone 6, despite having a native resolution of 1920x1080."

So yes, they are all being rendered at 1136x640 (iPhone 5S resolution).
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The app hasn't been updated for iOS 8.
 
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Ok then then that bench is kind of meaningless today. No surprise it is faster than A7 at the same resolution as the A7 iPhone, but there are no A8 iPhones at that resolution.

We will have to look to other benchmarks or wait until this one is updated.
 
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