Quite a few different iPads have appeared recently. Some very affordable, others high end. The differences between the models are sometimes quite small. In short: let’s see how fast your tablet (or iPhone) is!
In itself you can say that all iPads – and especially the iPad Pros – that have appeared in the past two or three years are faster. In any case, more than fast enough for all common daily activities such as emailing, browsing, office jobs and so on. However, if you want to get the very best out of it, there is of course a difference between an iPad of grab it € 400 and a copy of around € 1100. You can measure exactly what the differences are. For example with the app Geekbench, a well-known in the country of benchmark apps. It can be found in the app store of your i-device. After installation, start Geekbench.
In the main screen you immediately see the most important specs of your – in this example – iPad. For example, this Pro has 4 GB of RAM. Of which 3.69 GB is freely available. The SoC (System on a Chip) is also mentioned. Such a SoC is actually a (almost) one-chip computer, on which you will find multiple CPUs and GPUs, as well as all kinds of extras. To see how your iPad (but that may also be an iPhone) performs under normal circumstances, click on the left CPU and then right on RunBenchmark.
The next series of tests is a mix of sophisticated tasks for daily use. And thus gives a good idea of ​​what your tablet performs under normal circumstances. The test also takes a few minutes. In addition, the wait for somewhat slower i-devices will take a little longer.
Upload and compare
When the test is completed, you will see a score for single core and multi-core. How that score came about is broken down in graphs further down. You can share the results via the share button with the Geekbench website. In this way, an average score of similar devices is determined. And so you can compare. Via the menu Benchmark Charts and iOS Benchmark Chart on the website opened after upload you can view scores of other i-devices. Keep in mind the scores of your own device, or switch from time to time between browser and Geekbench app.
Most charming is also the Processor Benchmark Chart. You will see that many Apple SoCs for smartphones and tablets score significantly faster than mainstream desktop CPUs (not to mention the heavy XEONs and other exotic processors for special applications). What is nice for the Apple enthusiast to note: the scores of iPads and the like are considerably higher than their Android equivalents. Always fun, of course.
Well, if you have passed the “general” test, click – back in Geekbench Compute and then Run benchmark. Depending on your device, the test may take a while again. This time the focus is on GPU performance. But then focused on GPU compute tasks such as photo editing and the like. The final score can again be compared with other i-devices. By the way, a final tip: do not run other apps in the background during benchmarking and do not run the energy-consuming tests if your battery is low.
