How Much Faster?

iPhone 5s

A7, September 2013

Scores

Single-core

about 304

about +67.9% over iPhone 5

  • Converted from Geekbench 4 score 1,266
  • Sample size not stated
  • Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder

Multi-core

about 435

about +77.5% over iPhone 5

  • Converted from Geekbench 4 score 2,144
  • Sample size not stated
  • Retrieved 27 October 2026 from EveryMac, unsourced placeholder

GPU (Metal)

No data

Keynote claim, measured

“With up to twice the CPU and graphics performance, almost everything you do on iPhone 5s is faster and better than ever, from launching apps and editing photos to playing graphic-intensive games—all while delivering great battery life.”

Compares CPU and GPU (Metal) with the A6 in the iPhone 5. No baseline named, read as the previous generation.

iPhone 5s announcement, September 2013, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 5s announcement, September 2013

Single-core1.68 times, Geekbench 4 ratio

  • iPhone 5about 181
  • iPhone 5sabout 304
  • Claimed up to 2×

Multi-core1.77 times, Geekbench 4 ratio

  • iPhone 5about 245
  • iPhone 5sabout 435
  • Claimed up to 2×

Falls short on multi-core

GPU (Metal): not measurable with Geekbench. The iPhone 5 (A6) has no Metal, so the baseline has no Geekbench 6 GPU score.

iPhone flagship single-core, by generation

DeviceSingle-coreChange over the previous generation
iPhone, 2007about 22First in this line
iPhone 3G, 2008about 22about +0.0%
iPhone 3GS, 2009about 45about +107.4%
iPhone 4, 2010about 61about +35.0%
iPhone 4S, 2011about 68about +11%
iPhone 5, 2012about 181about +165.5%
iPhone 5s, 2013, this deviceabout 304about +67.9%
iPhone 6, 2014about 350about +15.2%
iPhone 6s Plus, 2015601about +71.7%
iPhone 7 Plus, 2016812+35.1%
iPhone 8 Plus, 20171,056+30.0%
iPhone XS, 20181,285+21.7%
iPhone 11 Pro, 20191,711+33.2%
iPhone 12 Pro, 20202,084+21.8%
iPhone 13 Pro, 20212,341+12.3%
iPhone 14 Pro, 20222,624+12.1%
iPhone 15 Pro, 20232,878+9.7%
iPhone 16 Pro, 20243,307+14.9%
iPhone 17 Pro, 20253,765+13.8%
iPhone 18 Pro, 2026about 4,695about +24.7%

Against other devices

  • iPhone 6s Plus

    about 1.98 timesfaster

    Single-core 601 vs about 304. Multi-core about 1.97 times faster, 858 vs about 435.

  • iPhone 18 Pro

    A20 Pro, September 2026

    about 15 timesfaster

    Single-core about 4,695 vs about 304. Multi-core about 29 times faster, about 12,521 vs about 435.

  • Original iPhone

    Samsung ARM11, June 2007

    about 14 timesslower

    Single-core about 22 vs about 304. Multi-core about 20 times slower, about 22 vs about 435.

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)

    M5, October 2025

    about 14 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,116 vs about 304. Multi-core about 35 times faster, 15,280 vs about 435.

  • MacBook Air (M5)

    M5, March 2026

    about 14 timesfaster

    Single-core 4,168 vs about 304. Multi-core about 39 times faster, 16,934 vs about 435.