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Here's How Much Faster the A18 Pro Chip is Compared to the A17 Pro

An early benchmark result for the A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max appears to have surfaced on the Geekbench 6 website.

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The single result shows that the A18 Pro is up to 18% faster than the A17 Pro chip. During its iPhone 16 event, Apple said the A18 Pro is up to 15% faster than the A17 Pro, so the result is within the ballpark of that claim.

Here are the Geekbench 6 results for comparison:

  • A18 Pro single-core score (one result): 3,409 single-core score (+18%)
  • A17 Pro single-core score (average): 2,896 single-core score
  • A18 Pro multi-core score (one result): 8,492 multi-core score (+18%)
  • A17 Pro multi-core score (average): 7,192 multi-core score

With a multi-core score of 8,492, the A18 Pro's performance is equivalent to the M1 chip in the 2020 model of the Mac mini, according to the Geekbench 6 website.

All in all, the latest high-end iPhones offer modest year-over-year performance gains over the previous models, as is typically the case. With the A18 Pro chip, Apple said the iPhone continues to have the fastest CPU available in any smartphone.

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nathan_reilly Avatar
20 months ago

Can’t do visual intelligence, use the camera button, take advantage of WiFi 7, faster MagSafe charging, dim down to 1 nit or last as long battery wise, but sure buddy whatever helps you feel better about not upgrading this year lol
yeahhhh that's not super compelling when you say it like that either.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago
Crazy how a phone from 2024 has a faster CPU single and multi than a 6,000 computer from 2019.... (2019 Mac Pro, 8 core)

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-eight-core-3.5-xeon-w-silver-tower-workstation-2019-specs.html

RIP x86
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Itsedstech Avatar
20 months ago

Sweet. My iPhone 15PM can do all the same things as the 16, but just slightly slower and $1500 less!
Can’t do visual intelligence, use the camera button, take advantage of WiFi 7, faster MagSafe charging, dim down to 1 nit or last as long battery wise, but sure buddy whatever helps you feel better about not upgrading this year lol
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cocky jeremy Avatar
20 months ago
I'll take an extra 20% every year.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago
Dam

Sweet. My iPhone 15PM can do all the same things as the 16, but just slightly slower and $1500 less!
Damn dude, you got a 15PM for free?!
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
20 months ago

Can’t do visual intelligence, use the camera button, take advantage of WiFi 7, faster MagSafe charging, dim down to 1 nit or last as long battery wise, but sure buddy whatever helps you feel better about not upgrading this year lol
You listed all the things I have zero interest in, so thanks for making me feel better about keeping my 13 Pro! 😊

As for this geekbench news, I have never bought or recommended a phone based on geekbench scores, nor even cared about them, and I'm not going to today. Yawn.
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