The iPhone 5 is Actually Clocked at 1.3GHz

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Primate Labs' John Poole has released a new version of Geekbench for iPhone that features a dramatically improved processor frequency detection algorithm, reports Engadget.

The new algorithm "consistently reports the A6's frequency as 1.3GHz." Poole confirmed to Engadget that "earlier versions of Geekbench had trouble determining the A6's frequency, which lead to people claiming the A6's frequency as 1.0GHz as it was the most common value Geekbench reported."

The site asked him if the A6 chip was capable of dynamically overclocking to which Poole answered, "I don't believe the A6 has any form of processor boost. In our testing, we found the 1.3GHz was constant regardless of whether one core or both cores were busy."

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Darryn - September 27, 2012 at 10:29am

I get it! 10 posts about it doesn't make it faster than it is!

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Sainath - September 27, 2012 at 9:34am

iPhone 4S ios6 jailbreak ?

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Sainath - September 27, 2012 at 9:32am

What about 4s jailbreak

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david - September 28, 2012 at 12:23am

S3 rulezzz. Iphone boring. Faker.

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SamSh1tS3 - September 27, 2012 at 8:43am

If you did the research instead of telling others to do it for you, you would already known that chppwn already jailbroken the iPhone 5. Not so dead kid.

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SourApple - September 27, 2012 at 7:26am

I was actually hoping it would run at lower clock spped, which means they can improve it with better process.

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NameIsDavid - September 27, 2012 at 3:07pm

They still can. Knowing the speed doesn't tell you how much margin is still left in the current process. Further, improving the process reduces the variability between chips which allows them to press closer against the upper limit without the risk of some chips failing.

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