about 4,695
about +24.7% over iPhone 17 Pro
about 12,521
about +28.6% over iPhone 17 Pro
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“The 6-core CPU is up to 20 percent faster than A19 Pro, delivering the fastest CPU in a smartphone; the 7-core GPU is up to 40 percent faster and more power efficient; and the new Dual 16-core Neural Engine offers 2x the compute power to run on-device AI models.”
Compares CPU with the A19 Pro in the iPhone 17 Pro.
iPhone Duo announcement, September 2026, Apple Newsroom, iPhone Duo announcement, September 2026
Exceeds on multi-core, provisional
“Featuring 50 percent more memory bandwidth than A19 Pro, the new 6-core CPU features integrated Neural Accelerators and is faster than the competition, while the new 7-core GPU design is up to 40 percent faster than A19 Pro — a significant upgrade for graphics rendering.”
Compares GPU (Metal) with the A19 Pro in the iPhone 17 Pro.
iPhone 18 Pro announcement, September 2026, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 18 Pro announcement, September 2026
GPU
Claimed up to +40%
No data
Not measurable with Geekbench. Memory bandwidth; Geekbench 6 does not report it.
“A20 Pro also features a new Dual 16-core Neural Engine, which accelerates on-device AI models and computational photography, and includes 32 total cores for double the AI processing power of A19 Pro.”
Neural Engine; Geekbench 6 does not test it.
iPhone 18 Pro announcement, September 2026, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 18 Pro announcement, September 2026
“With new materials and three times more surface area than the previous generation on iPhone 17 Pro, the redesigned vapor chamber dramatically improves sustained performance and enables up to a 40 percent gain over the previous generation — the highest sustained performance yet.”
Sustained performance under heat; Geekbench runs are short.
iPhone 18 Pro announcement, September 2026, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 18 Pro announcement, September 2026
| Device | Single-core | Change over the previous generation |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone, 2007 | about 22 | First in this line |
| iPhone 3G, 2008 | about 22 | about +0.0% |
| iPhone 3GS, 2009 | about 45 | about +107.4% |
| iPhone 4, 2010 | about 61 | about +35.0% |
| iPhone 4S, 2011 | about 68 | about +11% |
| iPhone 5, 2012 | about 181 | about +165.5% |
| iPhone 5s, 2013 | about 304 | about +67.9% |
| iPhone 6, 2014 | about 350 | about +15.2% |
| iPhone 6s Plus, 2015 | 601 | about +71.7% |
| iPhone 7 Plus, 2016 | 812 | +35.1% |
| iPhone 8 Plus, 2017 | 1,056 | +30.0% |
| iPhone XS, 2018 | 1,285 | +21.7% |
| iPhone 11 Pro, 2019 | 1,711 | +33.2% |
| iPhone 12 Pro, 2020 | 2,084 | +21.8% |
| iPhone 13 Pro, 2021 | 2,341 | +12.3% |
| iPhone 14 Pro, 2022 | 2,624 | +12.1% |
| iPhone 15 Pro, 2023 | 2,878 | +9.7% |
| iPhone 16 Pro, 2024 | 3,307 | +14.9% |
| iPhone 17 Pro, 2025 | 3,765 | +13.8% |
| iPhone 18 Pro, 2026, this device | about 4,695 | about +24.7% |
about 7.81 timesslower
Single-core 601 vs about 4,695. Multi-core about 15 times slower, 858 vs about 12,521.
about 210 timesslower
Single-core about 22 vs about 4,695. Multi-core about 570 times slower, about 22 vs about 12,521.
about 1.14 timesslower
Single-core 4,116 vs about 4,695. Multi-core about 1.22 times faster, 15,280 vs about 12,521.
about 1.13 timesslower
Single-core 4,168 vs about 4,695. Multi-core about 1.35 times faster, 16,934 vs about 12,521.