The first seemingly real benchmark for the A19 Pro chip in the iPhone 17 Pro, Pro Max and iPhone Air have started to appear in the Geekbench 6 database. The scores are unconfirmed but the initial results reveal a very powerful CPU.

The new A-series chip is more around 15% faster than last year's A18 Pro in the iPhone 16 Pro and on par with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset in the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Apple said in its press release that the A19 Pro delivers 40% improved "sustained" performance in comparison to the A18 Pro.

"When paired with the Apple-designed vapor chamber, A19 Pro enables iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max to deliver up to 40 percent better sustained performance than the previous generation — ideal for gaming, video editing, and running large local language models,"

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