Apple’s new A19 chip has claimed the top spot in performance tests. This development could shift the balance in the industry.
The Apple A19 chip powering the iPhone 17 series has outperformed all competitors, including desktop processors, in PassMark’s single-core performance test, achieving the highest score.
A19 ahead of all rivals
Apple’s new smartphones come with the A19 in the standard iPhone 17, and the A19 Pro in the iPhone 17 Air and Pro models. These chips are the company’s most powerful mobile processors to date. Remarkably, the A19 delivers this performance with much lower power consumption and entirely passive cooling.
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According to official PassMark results, the new leader in single-core performance is the A19, scoring 5,149 points. The A19 Pro follows closely with 5,088 points, leaving a difference between the two processors that is nearly within the margin of measurement error.
The A19 has managed to outperform desktop-class rivals in single-core performance. These competitors include Apple’s M3 Ultra with 28 and 32 cores, Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285K, and AMD’s EPYC 4585PX.
The chip also stands out in terms of efficiency. PassMark provided estimated power consumption under single-core load: the A19 consumes approximately 4W, compared to 44W for the Intel 285K and 56W for the EPYC processor.
Although these estimates don’t reflect the exact real-world power consumption under single-core load, the gap clearly demonstrates the A19’s efficiency advantage. Moreover, the A19 runs on the iPhone 17 without any vapor chamber cooling.
