812
+35.1% over iPhone 6s Plus
1,155
+34.6% over iPhone 6s Plus
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“The A10 Fusion’s CPU now has four cores, seamlessly integrating two high-performance cores that run up to two times faster than iPhone 6, and two high-efficiency cores that are capable of running at just one-fifth the power of the high-performance cores.”
Compares CPU single-core with the A8 in the iPhone 6.
iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016
Exceeds, estimated
“Graphics performance is also more powerful, running up to three times faster than iPhone 6 at as little as half the power, enabling a new level of gaming and professional apps.”
Compares GPU (Metal) with the A8 in the iPhone 6.
iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016, Apple Newsroom, iPhone 7 announcement, September 2016
GPU
Claimed up to 3×
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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 | 601 | about +71.7% |
| iPhone 7 Plus, 2016, this device | 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% |
1.35 timesslower
Single-core 601 vs 812. Multi-core 1.35 times slower, 858 vs 1,155.
about 5.78 timesfaster
Single-core about 4,695 vs 812. Multi-core about 11 times faster, about 12,521 vs 1,155.
about 37 timesslower
Single-core about 22 vs 812. Multi-core about 53 times slower, about 22 vs 1,155.
5.07 timesfaster
Single-core 4,116 vs 812. Multi-core 13 times faster, 15,280 vs 1,155.
5.13 timesfaster
Single-core 4,168 vs 812. Multi-core 15 times faster, 16,934 vs 1,155.