Here’s a quick Geekbench score comparison between the A19 Pro from the iPhone 17 Pro, A18 Pro, and the A17 Pro chip.
A19 Pro Crushes the A17 Pro When it Comes to Geekbench Scores, But Offers Modest Gain Over the A18 Pro from Last Year
If you’re making a buying decision off benchmark scores, you’re probably doing it wrong. See, the thing is, while benchmarks do show how fast a chip is, they will never tell you how it fares in the real world.
But if you insist on seeing some scores anyway, I’ve compiled a list of how the latest A19 Pro chip from the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max stacks against previous generations in Geekbench.
This includes the chip from iPhone 16 Pro, which is the A18 Pro. Also, for good measure, I’m adding the A17 Pro chip, which can be found in the iPhone 15 Pro.
I’ll be comparing single-core and multi-core scores here only, giving you an idea of the chip’s CPU performance.
- iPhone 15 Pro – A17 Pro – single-core: 2.800, multi-core: 7,200
- iPhone 16 Pro – A18 Pro – single-core: 3,400, multi-core: 8,700
- iPhone 17 Pro – A19 Pro – single-core: 3,800, multi-core: 9,500
There’s a very considerable jump in performance when you go from the A17 Pro to the A19 Pro in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.
While all chips are based off the 3nm process from TSMC, the A17 Pro is based on N3, while the A18 Pro is based on N3E, which is the second-generation manufacturing process. Apple’s latest A19 Pro chip is based on the new N3P process.
When it comes to other real-world performance, I would suggest waiting for the initial reviews to come out. While Apple does promise big gains over previous iPhones, it’s hard to tell how everyday apps will work on the new speedy chips.
I’ll also add one more thing here: the jump from A18 Pro to the A19 Pro isn’t that big at all. Unless you’re buying the iPhone 17 Pro for the new hardware features such as the camera, then it makes sense. Buying for a faster processor? Think twice.
