Potential benchmark for the successor of the iPhone XR: 4 GB RAM, moderate performance gains

A new Geekbench result released tonight allegedly reveals performance data for the next-generation iPhone XR that is expected to debut at next week's media event.

The result, spotted by the member of the EugW forum, lists an "iPhone12.1" model number under iOS 13.1 with an N104AP motherboard ID. Back in May, Bloomberg reported that the next generation iPhone XR bore the internal code name N104, while 9to5Mac reported in July that the device would carry the iPhone12.1 model number.

If legitimate, the result reveals some details about the iPhone XR successor and his chip A13. First, the result indicates about 4 GB of RAM for the device, which is an increase over the currently available 3 GB. iPhone XR and in line with the analyst's forecast noted Ming-Chi Kuo. The iPhone XS and XS Max already include 4GB of RAM, and no solid rumor is predicting an increase in their successors.

By switching to the A13 itself, the result indicates that it continues to include six cores, probably in a configuration identical to that of the A12 with two high-performance cores and four cores high efficiency.

Current results show that A13 high-performance cores operate at 2.66 GHz, compared with 2.49 GHz for A12, which has resulted in a gain of about 12 to 13% of single-core performance of the A13 with a score of 5415, compared to an average of 4796 for the A12 in the iPhone XR.

Interestingly, the multi-core score of the A13 of 11294 is almost identical to that of the A12 of 11192, although Geekbench developer John Poole tells us that there may be some limitation due to thermal limits, similar situations having been observed with the A12 in previous years. iPhone XS and XR, we may have to wait for more data to see where the A13 really stands out.

Watchful observers will notice oddly low numbers for the L1 and L2 caches on this A13, but Poole tells us that Geekbench has trouble telling whether cache read values ​​are for high-performance or high-efficiency cores, especially on unpublished material for which the software has not been optimized.

Although we can not confirm if Geekbench's result is legitimate, because the results can certainly be falsified, all the data seem reasonable or explainable and Poole tells us that "nothing is obviously wrong with the result".

We'll know more with the unveiling of the three new iPhones at the Apple Media Event on September 10, though it's unlikely that Apple will share specific information about the speeds chips and the amount of RAM. However, it will not be long before additional data reaches the surface confirming the specifications of the new devices.