GoKawiilApple's A20 Pro leaks show record single-core Geekbench 7 score
An early Geekbench 7 submission attributed to Apple's unreleased A20 Pro chip shows single-core and multi-core scores of 4,006 and 11,460, roughly 23% and 27% higher than the A19 Pro. The result reportedly tops single-thread scores from AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel's Core i9-14900KS by 26% and 32% respectively.
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If confirmed, this would mark the largest year-over-year jump in Apple's mobile chip performance in recent memory, driven by architectural upgrades and higher clock speeds rather than just process shrinks. It underscores how far smartphone silicon has closed the gap with desktop CPUs in single-threaded tasks, even though desktop chips retain a clear multi-threaded advantage.
- Leaked A20 Pro scores show a 23% single-thread and 27% multi-thread gain over the A19 Pro.
- The chip reportedly beats desktop CPUs from AMD and Intel in single-core performance by up to 32%.
- Desktop processors still outperform the A20 Pro in heavy multi-threaded workloads.
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