iPad Pro Why does the IPad Pro have such amazing benchmark results?

[HALE101]

Sorrry if this sounds like a stupid question but I’m just fascinated that a tablet can pull out crazy benchmark numbers. My 2020 12.9 Ipad Pro beats out many premium laptop in benchmarks .

Why does the IPP produce these solid results?


thanks !!

 

[Marlon DLTH :)]

Because the A12X is incredibly powerful. It’s the most powerful ARM chip, and also Apple make their own processors, so they optimize it to work great with iPadOS

 

[HALE101]

Because the A12X is incredibly powerful. It’s the most powerful ARM chip, and also Apple make their own processors, so they optimize it to work great with iPadOS

I find browsing the web on safari much more responsive and snappier than my old MacBook Pro 2018

 

[MyopicPaideia]

It is because it is an awesome specimen of what can be achieved with a fully integrated and optimized hardware and software stack that also benefits from an epic effort in a chip design roadmap that has been in the works for years. I am fully on board. You’ll see in my other posts that I use this as a full on professional finance/spreadsheet/forecasting/productivity workhorse, as well as my personal device for video editing, content creation, and general computing tasks, and I gotta say, this is a kick ass machine. I am already setting aside funds for the real next iPad Pro update with the mini LED screen and proper A14X upgrade.

 

[AutomaticApple]

I find browsing the web on safari much more responsive and snappier than my old MacBook Pro 2018

It actually beats the 2018 MacBook Pro in multi-core I believe. 😅

 

[HALE101]

So obviously the A12X is very powerful , what will it take too get the full benefits of this chip?

 

[Marlon DLTH :)]

I am already setting aside funds for the real next iPad Pro update with the mini LED screen and proper A14X upgrade.

The A14 is expected to be the most powerful ARM chip ever made over passing the A12Z Bionic. So I can’t wait to see what Apple will do with the A14X, I’m pretty sure it will be as powerful as the 16 inch MacBook Pro

 

[akash.nu]

So obviously the A12X is very powerful , what will it take too get the full benefits of this chip?

That depends on what you do. High end games / video processing apps etc will rip the benefit.

 

[secretk]

That depends on what you do. High end games / video processing apps etc will rip the benefit.

Yep. And maybe some animation apps (if such exist)? Also photos processing (like say Photoshop).

Overall I would say that basic users (meaning browsing, watching movies, reading) would not take advantage of this CPU. And because iPads themselves do not allow really multiple background processes in the same time (like say exporting movie while reading a book) you rarely get to take advantage of the CPU. The app itself has to be as such to need mutli CPU cores so that you can see gain.