The A18 Pro and A19 Pro are both mass produced on TSMC’s 3nm process, though the primary difference separating the two chipsets is a node shrink adopted by Apple to squeeze every ounce of performance from its latest SoC. Given that both silicon are just a single generation apart, one iPhone 16 Pro Max owner showcases that if the previous-generation flagship is cooled properly, it can obtain similar or better single-core and multi-core performance than the binned A19 Pro found in the iPhone Air .

Apple could have closed the performance gap between its iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro models if the older flagships featured a vapor chamber

On Reddit, ‘VenZoah’ shows off the single-core and multi-core scores belonging to the iPhone 16 Pro Max when actively cooled, which are 3,630 and 9,648,

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