Apple M1 in the iPad Air 5 runs at full 3.2 GHz clock speed, matches performance of more expensive iPad Pro

[Redaktion]

After concerns that Apple might underclock its blazing-fast M1 SoC in the new iPad Air 5, first benchmark entries in Geekbench 5 now fortunately show that this is not the case.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-M1-in-the-iPad-Air-5-runs-at-full-3-2-GHz-clock-speed-matches-performance-of-more-expensive-iPad-Pro.608191.0.html

[Benyamin]

What's the point of using M1 chip on ipad air or even ipad pro ? When you're just too much constrained by the iPados, using even a15 is more than enough.

[RobertJasiek]

Apple does not know it yet, but introducing M1 to the iPad Air motivates more users to cry for macOS so that, eventually, yet a decade later, Apple will give in;)