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Apple focused on power efficiency for the A19 Pro this year, leading to modest improvements compared to its predecessor, the A18 Pro. Tests showed that it failed to outperform an unreleased downclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Exynos 2600.
However, with sufficient cooling, any of Apple’s flagship A-series chips can achieve impressive results. The latest single-threaded and multi-threaded figures suggest the use of extreme cooling methods. Could liquid nitrogen be involved?
iPhone 17 Pro Might Have Used Liquid Nitrogen for Cooling
Before diving into the scores, let’s revisit a past feat by Geekerwan, who used liquid nitrogen to push an M4 iPad Pro to achieve a record-breaking single-core score in Geekbench 6. The iPhone 17 Pro’s A19 Pro scored 4,019 and 11,054 points in the single-core and multi-core benchmarks, respectively.
Multiple accounts on X suspect Geekerwan for these results, similar to how he modified the M4. While there is no concrete proof, it’s impressive that the A19 Pro has closed the multi-core gap with underclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Exynos 2600.
Previously, an A-series chip could not exceed 10,000 points in multi-threaded tests. These results suggest a whole new level of performance. We hope to uncover who performed these tests, but they highlight the superior efficiency Apple aimed for, resulting in better battery life.
