Newly leaked benchmark scores for Apple’s A17 Pro system-on-chip (SoC) have caused a stir in the tech world. These benchmarks indicate that Apple’s smartphone chip is on par with AMD and Intel processors, at least in the realm of single-core performance, as demonstrated in Geekbench 6.
Benchmark Scores and Competition In Geekbench 6’s single-core test, the A17 Pro scored an impressive 2,914 points, putting it within 10% of the scores achieved by AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X and Intel’s Core i9-13900K processors. Notably, the Core i9-13900K scored 3,223, and the Ryzen 9 7950X scored 3,172. It’s crucial to consider that the A17 Pro operates at 3.75 GHz, while the other two processors run at significantly higher clock speeds of 6.0 GHz and 5.8 GHz, respectively.
