iPhone 15 Pro can become a console killer because its chipset has the power to do it.
When Apple announced the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, the clock speed of the new A17 Pro was never unveiled. The tech giant only mentioned that it has six cores and is paired with a six-core GPU. Two of the CPU cores are on high-performance while the other four are on high-efficiency. That’s it!
Just hours after the reveal, speculations spread that A17 Pro sports a very high clock speed that is common in PCs. Now, the clock speed of this new Apple chipset surfaced on Geekbench and it’s blazing fast.
Let’s start with the iPhone 15 Pro that scored 2,908 single-core points and 7,238 multi-core points. Meanwhile, the iPhone 15 Pro Max scored 2,846 single-core points and 7,024 multi-core points. These scores were produced by the 3.78GHz clock speed of A17 Pro. So, don’t be shocked if iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max would play AAA mobile titles soon and smash consoles, like Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch.
To compare, last year’s iPhone 14 Pro scored 2,500 single-core points and 6,400 multi-core points, equivalent to around 16% single-core boost and 13% multi-core lift in iPhone 15 Pro. Although the improvements are a nice touch, there are still things left in mystery.
The 3.78GHz is just the base clock speed, which means it might reach 4GHz or close to that when boosted. There’s also no info about the clock speed of the efficiency cores. No details as well on how the 3-nanometer process will affect the overall efficiency of A17 Pro.
iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max preorders are now live and units will arrive in US stores by next weekend. The global shipment is expected to begin next month.
