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

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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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indychris said:
Sweet. My iPhone 15PM can do all the same things as the 16, but just slightly slower and $1500 less!
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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
 
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Mactech20 said:
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)

Mac Pro "Eight Core" 3.5 (2019) Specs (2019, BTO/CTO*, MacPro7,1, A1991, 3203): EveryMac.com

Technical specifications for the Mac Pro "Eight Core" 3.5 (2019). Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.
everymac.com everymac.com

RIP x86
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Just think that we could have dual-booted and run macOS on the iPhone like a breeze, if only they let us. Which they wont of course.
 
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Itsedstech said:
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
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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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klasma said:
Not really, Intel Arrow Lake single core Geekbench is slightly higher (though the M4 beats it in that — which is expected at the smaller process node).
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He means that you get this power at 7-10w
While x86 to achieve this needs how much? 10 times more? If so, if it wasnt for legacy of x86 this was arm on all places, no more x86
 
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MayaUser said:
He means that you get this power at 7-10w
While x86 to achieve this needs how much? 10 times more? If so, if it wasnt for legacy of x86 this was arm on all places, no more x86
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The better comparison here is Lunar Lake, which reaches 75% of the M4 performance in single-core, and now reaches comparable battery life to MacBooks:

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Yes, Intel is still catching up, but they are catching up.
 
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MacRumors said:


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.

A18-Pro-Chip.jpg

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.

Article Link: Here's How Much Faster the A18 Pro Chip is Compared to the A17 Pro
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WHO CARES. IT IS ALL THE SAME. IT IS JUST A PROFIT GENERATOR FOR APPLE. WE DO NOT NEED A NEW PHONE EVERY YEAR.
 
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