601
about +71.7% over iPhone 6
858
about +72.3% over iPhone 6
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“A9, Apple’s third-generation 64-bit chip powers these innovations with 70 percent faster CPU and 90 percent faster GPU performance than the A8, all with gains in energy efficiency for great battery life.”
Compares CPU and GPU (Metal) with the A8 in the iPhone 6.
iPhone 6s announcement, September 2015, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 6s announcement, September 2015
Matches on multi-core, estimated
GPU
Claimed +90%
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| 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, this device | 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 | about 4,695 | about +24.7% |
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This is your iPhone.
about 7.81 timesfaster
Single-core about 4,695 vs 601. Multi-core about 15 times faster, about 12,521 vs 858.
about 27 timesslower
Single-core about 22 vs 601. Multi-core about 39 times slower, about 22 vs 858.
6.85 timesfaster
Single-core 4,116 vs 601. Multi-core 18 times faster, 15,280 vs 858.
6.94 timesfaster
Single-core 4,168 vs 601. Multi-core 20 times faster, 16,934 vs 858.