With the official launch of the new generation of iPhones, Apple Silicon has also ushered in a new round of attention and competition in the field of benchmarking. The latest exposed Geekbench test results revealed the performance of the A18 chip for the first time, showing its moderate improvement in processing speed.
Test data released by Geekbench shows that the A18 chip achieved a performance increase of about 10% compared to the A17 Pro in single-core performance tests, which is roughly in line with industry expectations. It is worth noting that when Apple released the A18 chip, it did not directly compare it with the A17 chip.
However, unexpectedly, the results of the multi-core performance test do not seem to be satisfactory. The multi-core score of the A18 chip is similar to that of the A16 Bionic chip, and is even about 8% slower than the A17 Pro chip. This anomaly has sparked speculation from the outside world, because Apple once claimed that the A18 chip should be about 30% faster than the A16 chip in the iPhone 15. Obviously, this test result is inconsistent with Apple’s propaganda, but the specific situation still needs to wait for more accurate test results to verify.
The Geekbench test was conducted based on the iPhone 17,3 model, which corresponds to the standard version of the iPhone 16, not the higher-configuration Plus, Pro or Pro Max versions. Therefore, it is reasonable to speculate that this may be the minimum performance of the A18 chip on non-flagship models, and the A18 Pro chip may perform better on higher-end models.
Looking back at Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” conference yesterday, the two new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro were launched together, both equipped with the new A18 and A18 Pro chips. Both chips are manufactured using the second-generation 3nm process and are technically similar to the M4 chip on the iPad Pro released earlier this year. Currently, the two new phones are scheduled to start pre-sale this Friday and will be officially shipped on September 20.
