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Apple A20 Pro storms Geekbench with near-5 GHz clocks and a massive single-core lead over Qualcomm and MediaTek
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Key Points:
- Apple's A20 Pro chip, featured in the iPhone 18 Pro Max, has debuted on Geekbench with outstanding scores of 4,725 in single-core and 12,575 in multi-core tests, showcasing a six-core CPU with a 2+4 configuration and 12 GB RAM.
- The A20 Pro significantly outperforms Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, leading by approximately 38% in single-core and 35% in multi-core performance despite the Snapdragon's higher peak frequency.
- Compared to MediaTek's Dimensity 9600 Pro and Xiaomi's Xring O3, the A20 Pro maintains a strong lead in single-core performance, though Xiaomi's Xring O3 surpasses it in multi-core benchmarks.
- The A20 Pro's GPU also demonstrates a substantial improvement, scoring 64,069 points on Geekbench Metal, about 40% faster than the A19 Pro GPU, attributed to additional GPU cores and advanced TSMC manufacturing technology.
