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Multi-threaded performance would go up if Apple didn’t add
more cores, but that’s a conservative prediction. I expect more
clock speeds afforded by the enhanced 7nm process
to improve performance.
In single-threaded performance, the A13 delivers a
20 percent improvement over the A12 (in Geekbench
5). It’s a bit more than I predicted it would last year, and
the fastest mobile CPU around.
Simply following the trend line (which is quite
consistent for recent A-series processors) we could
expect the A14 to score close to 1,600. The 5nm
process alone should be about 8 percent faster than the
enhanced 7nm process Apple uses in the A13, which
would give us a score in the mid 1,400s. My guess is
that Apple will likely wind up in the 1,500 to 1,600
range, due to both higher peak clock speeds and some
architectural improvements made possible by the much
higher transistor budget.
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Multi-threaded performance would go up if Apple didn’t add
more cores, but that’s a conservative prediction. I expect more
clockspeedsaffordedbytheenhanced7nmprocess
to improveperformance.
Insingle-threadedperformance,theA13deliversa
20 percentimprovementovertheA12(inGeekbench
5).It’sabitmorethanIpredicteditwouldlastyear,and
thefastestmobileCPUaround.
Simplyfollowingthetrendline(whichisquite
consistentforrecentA-seriesprocessors)wecould
expecttheA14toscorecloseto1,600.The5nm
processaloneshouldbeabout8 percentfasterthanthe
enhanced7nmprocessAppleusesintheA13,which
wouldgiveusascoreinthemid1,400s.Myguessis
thatApplewilllikelywindupinthe1,500to1,600
range,duetobothhigherpeakclockspeedsandsome
architecturalimprovementsmadepossiblebythemuch
highertransistorbudget.
