Apple’s new iPad mini beats M5 iPad Pro in single-core Geekbench test
Key points
- A Geekbench 7 listing for the iPad mini (2026) shows 3,879 points in the single-core test and 9,870 in multi-core.
- The single-core score is about 8% above the 3,580 posted by the M5 iPad Pro 13, according to Gizmochina.
- The Pro still wins on multi-core, by 53%, with 15,126 points.
- The tablet has an OLED screen and Apple's A20 Pro chip. The tested unit is the iPad19,2, the Wi-Fi + Cellular model.
- The chip has five CPU cores, two performance and three efficiency, and the performance cores run at 4.93GHz.
- Apple unveiled the tablet on Monday. The first units reach buyers on November 6, and Gizmochina lists the price as $699.
Apple’s new iPad mini (2026) has shown up in a Geekbench 7 listing, and its single-core score is higher than the M5 iPad Pro 13’s. The mini scored 3,879 points in the single-core test, about 8% above the Pro’s 3,580, according to Gizmochina. Single-core scores measure how fast a chip handles one task at a time.
The Pro keeps a large lead when all cores are used. Its multi-core score is 15,126, which is 53% above the mini’s 9,870. Gizmochina notes that a $699 tablet outrunning an iPad Pro in any CPU test sounds odd, but the listing points that way.
Apple announced the iPad mini (2026) on Monday. It has an OLED screen and the A20 Pro chip, and the first units go to buyers on November 6. The tested unit is the iPad19,2, the Wi-Fi + Cellular model. GSMArena says its chip has five CPU cores, two performance and three efficiency, with the performance cores clocked at 4.93GHz. That points to a 128GB or 256GB model, which GSMArena says gets a binned A20 Pro. Binned means a version of the chip with some parts switched off.
The scores come from a single early listing, so results from retail units may differ once the tablet reaches buyers.
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