iPad mini (2026) beats M5 iPad Pro 13 in single-core Geekbench test

An early Geekbench 7 listing shows the iPad mini (2026) scoring 3,879 in single-core, about 8% above the M5 iPad Pro 13's 3,580. The Pro still leads multi-core by 53% at 15,126 versus 9,870. The $699 tablet with A20 Pro, OLED and IP67 goes on sale November 6.

• Single-core: 3,879 for the iPad mini vs 3,580 for the M5 iPad Pro 13
• Multi-core: 15,126 for the Pro vs 9,870 for the mini
• The A20 Pro is binned to five cores on 128GB and 256GB models, six cores on 512GB
• Priced from $699, €749 and £699, on sale November 6