Apple's A20 chip shows 25% single-core speed gain over prior generation, benchmark leak suggests
A leaked Geekbench result indicates Apple's new A20 processor delivers substantial CPU performance improvements, with the 2nm chip reaching nearly 5 GHz in the upcoming iPhone Duo and 18 Pro models.
Benchmark data emerging from Geekbench's single-core testing points to meaningful generational CPU performance gains from Apple's latest A20 processor this year.
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To provide broader perspective, comparisons have been drawn with Apple's latest M5 computer processors, Qualcomm's current Snapdragon Elite X2 laptop chip, and AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 desktop processor. The picture becomes less favorable when measured against the Asus Zephyrus G16 2024 laptop, which houses an AMD Ryzen AI HX 370 processor. That machine's Geekbench 6 results of approximately 2,800 in single-threaded and 14,500 in multi-threaded tests fall well short of Apple's new smartphone chip in single-threaded performance, though it manages to preserve some ground by posting roughly 1,800 more points in multi-threaded benchmarks.
Apple will commence pre-orders for its new A20-equipped iPhones in the near term, with consumer availability set for Friday, September 18. Review embargoes typically lift several days ahead of the retail launch date, meaning a fuller collection of benchmark results and performance assessments from established testing sources should emerge within the coming week.
Source: Tom's Hardware