The Apple A19 processor powering the iPhone 17 series outperformed all its competitors, including desktop processors, in PassMark’s single-core performance test, achieving the highest score.
The A19 Outperforms All Competitors
Apple’s new smartphones feature the A19 chip in the standard model and the A19 Pro chip in the iPhone 17 Air and Pro models. These chips are the company’s most powerful mobile processors to date. The A19 achieves this performance with significantly lower power consumption and completely passive cooling.
According to official PassMark results, the new leader in single-core performance is the A19, with a score of 5,149. The A19 Pro is just behind the A19, with a score of 5,088. The difference between the two processors is almost as small as the measurement error.
The A19 outperformed its desktop competitors in the single-core segment. These competitors include Apple’s M3 Ultra, available in 28- and 32-core versions, Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K, and AMD’s EPYC 4585PX processor.
The processor appears to be far ahead of its competitors in terms of efficiency. PassMark estimated its power consumption under a single-core load. This figure is 4W for the A19, while the Intel 285K and EPYC are 44W and 56W, respectively.
While the calculations don’t fully reflect the actual power consumption under a single-core load, the difference demonstrates the A19’s efficiency advantage. Furthermore, the A19 runs on the iPhone 17, which lacks vapor chamber cooling.
Where the A19 falls short is in multi-core performance. With more cores engaged, the mobile-focused A19, with its much lower core count, lags behind its desktop competitors.
