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Apple A1887

AppleMobile SoC2024

Apple A18

87#4 of 6 mobile SoCs · bottom 50%

CPU≈ estimated96
Gaming63
Battery≈ estimated100

Relative performance

Snapdragon 8 Elite+7%93
Apple A18 Pro+5%91
Dimensity 9400+2%89
Apple A18100%87
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-14%75
Tensor G4-36%56
1. Snapdragon 8 Elite+7%93
2. Apple A18 Pro+5%91
3. Dimensity 9400+2%89
4. Apple A18100%87
5. Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-14%75
6. Tensor G4-36%56

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Cores6 (2P + 4E)
Boost clock4.05 GHz
GPU5-core Apple
NodeTSMC 3 nm
Peak power7 W
MemoryLPDDR5X, 8 GB

Editor's note

Pro-class CPU with one GPU core fewer; the best value Apple chip.

Overview

Review

CPU≈ estimated96SPEC CPU 2017 · @geekerwanApp launch, browsing, photo processing.
Gaming63GPU throughput in demanding 3D games.
Battery≈ estimated100CPU work per watt of peak power: longer runtime.

Benchmarks

SPEC CPU 2017 integer, one core≈ estimated10.4best: Apple A18 Pro 10.9 · @geekerwan
SPEC CPU 2017 floating point, one core≈ estimated14.8best: Apple A18 Pro 15.3 · @geekerwan
AnTuTu v10≈ estimated1,600,000best: Snapdragon 8 Elite 2,700,000
Geekbench 6 single-core3,350best: Apple A18 Pro 3,450
Geekbench 6 multi-core8,300best: Snapdragon 8 Elite 10,000
3DMark Wild Life Extreme3,900best: Snapdragon 8 Elite 6,200

How we score, and what each benchmark can and cannot see

Specs

CPU
Cores	6 (2P + 4E)
Architecture	Apple A18
Max clock	4.05 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB (P)

GPU
GPU cores	5
Ray tracing	Hardware
Neural Engine	16 cores, 35 TOPS

Memory
Type	LPDDR5X
Capacity	8 GB

Connectivity
Modem	Snapdragon X71 / Apple C1 (16e)
5G	Sub-6
Wi-Fi	7
USB	2, 480 Mb/s

Power
Peak package power	7 W (est.)
Node	TSMC N3E

Misc
Launched	September 2024
Sold as	Part of a device
Storage	NVMe

Devices

iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Plus
iPhone 16e

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