# iPhone 18 Pro A20 Pro Chip Shatters Benchmarks

> Apple's iPhone 18 Pro chip dominates synthetic benchmarks with 25% faster performance than iPhone 17 Pro Max.
- Title: iPhone 18 Pro A20 Pro Chip Shatters Benchmarks · Mashable
- Summary: Apple's iPhone 18 Pro chip dominates synthetic benchmarks with 25% faster performance than iPhone 17 Pro Max. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro A20 Pro chip outperforms…
- Keywords: iphone 18 pro, a20 pro, geekbench 7, apple silicon, iphone 17 pro max, samsung galaxy s26 ultra, pixel 11 pro xl, technology, culture, iPhone, Pro, A20
- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/tech/apple-iphone-a20-pro-chip-benchmark-tests
- Author: Stan Schroeder
- Published: 2026-09-21T17:42:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: iphone 18 pro, a20 pro, geekbench 7, apple silicon, iphone 17 pro max, samsung galaxy s26 ultra, pixel 11 pro xl, technology, culture
## New iPhone 18 Pro Chip
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max come with the latest A20 Pro chip, which also powers the foldable iPhone Duo.
## A20 Pro Technical Specs
Built on a 2nm process, the A20 Pro features a 6-core CPU with two super cores and four efficiency cores, a 7-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, and a dual 16-core Neural Engine.
## Geekbench 7 Results
The iPhone 18 Pro scored 3,959 single-core and 10,854 multi-core in Geekbench 7's CPU test, and 61,194 in the GPU test.
## Geekbench 6 Comparison
The iPhone 18 Pro scored 4,673 single-core and 12,483 multi-core in Geekbench 6, outperforming all recent flagships including Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.
## Performance Gap
The iPhone 18 Pro beats the iPhone 17 Pro Max by 25% across all benchmarks, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 being the only competitor close in synthetic tests.
## Key takeaway

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro A20 Pro chip outperforms all competitors in Geekbench 7 tests, scoring 3,959 single-core and 10,854 multi-core.