According to five Geekbench 5 results — as noted by MacRumors — the M1-equipped, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, due to start shipping next month, is over 50% faster than the previous model.
The 12.9-inch iPad Pro has average single-core and multi-core scores of 1,718 and 7,284, respectively. By comparison, the fourth-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro with the A12Z chip has average single-core and multi-core scores of 1,121 and 4,656, respectively, meaning that the M1 iPad Pro is around 56% faster.
