Apple focused more power-efficiency for the A19 Pro this year, which is why the company’s latest SoC only delivers modest improvements when compared against its direct predecessor, the A18 Pro, in both single-core and multi-core tests. Sadly, it failed to beat an unreleased version of a downclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Exynos 2600.
However, given enough cooling, any of Apple’s flagship A-series silicon can achieve ‘eye-popping’ results. Looking at the latest single-threaded and multi-threaded figures, we are inclined to believe that some extreme cooling methods were used to achieve these scores. Any guesses as to what these might be?
iPhone 17 Pro might have been cooled using liquid nitrogen to allow the A19 Pro to achieve such incredible single-core and multi-core scores; new results close the multi-core gap with underclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Exynos 2600
Before we get into the scores, we want readers to accompany us as we take a stroll down memory lane. Geekerwan, a prolific reviewer, resorted to using liquid nitrogen on an M4 iPad Pro, allowing Apple’s flagship tablet to achieve a record-high 4,000+ points in Geekbench 6’s single-core score. Looking at how the iPhone 17 Pro’s A19 Pro is performing, with the SoC achieving 4,019 and 11,054 points in the benchmark suite’s single-core and multi-core results, respectively, the same person could be performing these results.
On X, multiple accounts suspect Geekerwan to be behind the steroid version of the A19 Pro, given that he previously tinkered with the M4 in a similar fashion. Unfortunately, there is no tangible proof to conclude that the reviewer is employing extreme methods to cool the chipset. What is even more impressive is that the A19 Pro manages to close the multi-core gap between an underclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and the Exynos 2600.
Previously, the same A-series chipset could not surpass 10,000 points in the multi-threaded results, and now, it looks like we are dealing with a whole new silicon. Hopefully, we will get to the bottom of who performed these results, but these stupendous numbers also highlight the kind of performance that Apple deliberately left on the table to achieve superior efficiency, which translates into better battery life.
News Source: Geekbench
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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