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Fourth-gen iPad benchmarks show A6 processor doubles speed of previous generation

Published Oct 31st, 2012 6:21PM EDT
iPad Fourth Generation

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The good people at Primate Labs’ Geekbench have posted a benchmark for what appears to be Apple’s (AAPL) fourth-generation iPad and have found it packs some serious processing power. According to the benchmark, the fourth-generation iPad is twice as fast as the third-generation iPad and 10% faster than the iPhone 5, which also features the A6 dual-core processor that runs at 1.4GHz. The results also show that the fourth-generation iPad “comes with 1GB RAM, the same amount of RAM as the iPad (3rd generation) and the iPhone 5, and twice the amount of RAM as the iPad 2.”

Brad Reed
Brad Reed Staff Writer

Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.