Apple recently introduced the iPhone 15 series at the Wonderlust event. While the new models attracted attention with their features and Pro-ness, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, like last year, stood out for their performance compared to the standard models thanks to the A17 Pro processor. At least, that’s what Apple wanted us to think. However, some tests showed otherwise. According to a leak, A17 Pro is only slightly faster than the A16 Bionic, with a 10% improvement in single-core performance. Here are the details…
iPhone 15 Pro’s A17 Pro Benchmarks: Single-Core Improvement Falls Short of Expectations
According to a Geekbench benchmark, the A17 Pro has a single-core score of 2914, which is only 10% higher than the A16 Bionic’s score of 2655. The multi-core score is also only slightly higher, at 7199 compared to the A16 Bionic’s 6952. These results are a bit surprising, given that Apple had previously claimed that the A17 Pro would be up to 20% faster than the A16 Bionic. However, it’s possible that Apple was referring to the GPU performance, which is really 20% faster.
However, that’s normal that considering the fundamental differences between the two processors. For example the A17 Pro has a 6-core GPU, compared to the A16 Bionic’s 5-core GPU. The A17 Pro is also more power-efficient than the A16 Bionic, which could lead to better battery life. However, it’s too early to say for sure how the A17 Pro will perform in the real world.
It’s also worth noting that the A17 Pro is still a very new chip, and it’s possible that it will improve over time with software updates. So, it’s too early to say definitively whether or not the A17 Pro is a disappointment. Moreover, the A17 Pro has a new neural engine that is twice as fast as the previous generation, and it also supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing. This could make the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max better for gaming and augmented reality applications.
So, what does this mean for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max? Well, they will still be among the fastest smartphones on the market, but they may not be as much of a leap forward as some people were expecting. Therefore, if you are an iPhone 14 Pro Max user like me, or if you have one of the other current models, you may want to wait for the iPhone 16 series to upgrade your phone.
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