CNET recently reported that the iPhone 5 scores higher in benchmarks then the Samsung Galaxy S III. They reported that the Samsung Galaxy S III scored 1588 on geekbench and the iPhone 5 scored 1602. Well, these scores are NOT correct.
The iPhone 5 packs a Dual-Core Apple A6 Chip clocked at 1GHz whereas the Samsung Galaxy S III packs a Quad-Core Exynos 4412 Chip clocked at 1.4GHz. On the official Geekbench website the scores are a little different then the ones reported by CNET, The iPhone 5 scores 1590 and the Samsung Galaxy S III scores a whooping 1766.
Samsung Galaxy S III = 1766
Apple iPhone 5 = 1590
As you can see the Samsung Galaxy S III crushes the iPhone 5 into pieces!
(iPhone Scores via iOS Benchmarks Geekbench – Galaxy S III scores via Android Benchmarks Geekbench)