Though it was almost certainly going to be the case, a leaked benchmark has confirmed what we expected: the new iPad comes with 1GB of RAM, but the clock speed of its CPU stays at 1GHz.
https://gizmodo.com/new-ipad-the-third-generation-5891158
The results come from a device that a pair of tech journalists in Vietnam managed to lay their hands on—and seem to be legitimate. That means that the new iPad will be more than happy multi-tasking, but it does put to bed any lingering rumors that the new A5X processor would see a bump in clock speed. [Tinhte.vn via Engadget]
https://gizmodo.com/inside-apples-a5x-chipset-dual-core-cpu-quad-core-gpu-5891159
