The A18 Pro and A19 Pro are both mass produced on TSMC’s 3nm process, though the primary difference separating the two chipsets is a node shrink adopted by Apple to squeeze every ounce of performance from its latest SoC. Given that both silicones are just a single generation apart, one iPhone 16 Pro Max owner showcases that if the previous-generation flagship is cooled properly, it can obtain similar or better single-core and multi-core performance than the binned A19 Pro found in the iPhone Air.
Apple could have closed the performance gap between its iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro models if the older flagships featured a vapor chamber
On Reddit, ‘VenZoah’ shows off the single-core and multi-core scores belonging to the iPhone 16 Pro Max when actively cooled, which are 3,630 and 9,648, respectively. The flagship smartphone owner claims that the A19 Pro with a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU is actually slower, so we decided to browse Geekbench 6’s single-core and multi-core database and checked out the latest result for ourselves to see the truth.
Sure enough, VenZoah was right on the money when he said that the actively cooled A18 Pro beat the iPhone Air’s multi-threaded scores and arrived within a margin of error in the single-threaded category. The results are given below for comparison.
Actively cooled iPhone 16 Pro Max with an A18 Pro
- Single-core score - 3,630
- Multi-core score - 9,638
Internally cooled iPhone Air with an A19 Pro
- Single-core score - 3,687
- Multi-core score - 9,390
Looking at these numbers, it is almost as if Apple deliberately didn’t want to incorporate a vapor chamber into the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max because both flagships would have performed similarly to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, at least in Geekbench 6, which would have made the Cupertino firm the center of extreme criticism.
Apple’s current top-end model was also demonstrated to flaunt a 90 percent performance stability in 3DMark Steel Nomad Light thanks to sporting several desktop M.2 SSD coolers on its back, indicating that there is merit to resorting to such solutions.
News Source: Reddit
About the author: Omar Sohail is a reporter and analyst for Wccftech's mobile section, specializing in the technology and business of the mobile industry. His expertise lies in the intricate hardware supply chain, covering developments in semiconductor manufacturing, chip lithography, and camera sensor technology.
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