Benchmarks clock iPhone 4S’ A5 CPU at 800MHz, show major GPU upgrade over iPhone 4

Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S only began shipping this week, but a handful of early owners have already taken Apple’s first A5-based smartphone for a test run, and they have got the benchmarks to prove it. The implications, obtained by AnandTech, are hardly what we’d call shocking. When it comes to Javascript performance (pictured above), the 4S measures up rather nicely against the Tegra 2-based Honeycomb competition, while out-dueling the iPhone 4 in overall CPU muscle. Geekbench results, meanwhile, clock the 4S at around 800MHz, with a score of 623. That’s about 25 percent less than the A5-based iPad 2, but notably higher than the iPhone 4 (see graphic, after the break). In the case of GPU performance, GLBenchmark 2.1 tests in 1280 x 720, off-screen render mode place Apple’s new handset well above the Galaxy S II, with scores of 122.7 and 67.1, respectively. It still trails the iPad 2, not surprisingly, however the 4S’ scores show a primary advantage over the iPhone 4, which registered a score of 15.3. For more statistics and graphics, try out the source link below.