iPhone 7 Single-Core Benchmarks Are Higher Than Any MacBook Air Ever Made, Nearly Double Closest Competitor

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Posted September 15, 2016 at 3:51pm by Shalom Levytam

Early benchmarks for the iPhone 7 show some impressive performance from Apple's new A10 Fusion processor.

With an all-new four-core design, the A10 Fusion chip's CPU has two high‑performance cores and two high‑efficiency cores. The high‑performance cores can run at up to 2x the speed of iPhone 6, while the high‑efficiency cores are capable of running at just one-fifth the power of the high‑performance cores. That means you get the best performance and efficiency when you need it.

iPhone 7 Single-Core Benchmarks Are Higher Than Any MacBook Air Ever Made, Nearly Double Closest Competitor

Daring Fireball's John Gruber notes that the A10 Fusion's performance is so impressive that the iPhone 7 benchmarks higher than any MacBook Air ever made!

The fastest MacBook Air (11-inch Early 2015) benchmarks at an average score of 3236 for single-core performance, slightly less than the iPhone 7's single-core score of 3261.

The iPhone 7's performance looks even better when up against its competitors. The closest rival is the Samsung Galaxy S7 with a score of just 1806, followed by the Galaxy Note 7 at 1786, and the S7 Edge at 1744.

With its well optimized mobile operating system, users are likely to see some tremendous performance advantages in the real world. We'll take a closer look at the iPhone 7's processing power once it is released tomorrow!

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Guest - September 16, 2016 at 12:56am

Maybe some of you are missing the point. The MacBook Air performance being surpassed by a phone suggests Apple should focus more on significant hardware upgrades for laptops. It is frustrating to pay a premium for hardware that feels less capable than mobile chips within months.

gamerscul9870 - September 16, 2016 at 2:39am

I'll have you know just because a computer is beaten by a phone doesn't mean it's trash, but why do you think computers with upgrades is a thing!? I love my MacBook even if it is a tad bit underperformed by the 7, but I have upgraded it to OWC with USB mini SSD and it is now beastly, so what do you know?

AverageReviewer - September 15, 2016 at 10:52pm

Faster than my iPad Pro??? That's incredible processing power for such a small device. Idc what platform you prefer there's no denying apple knows how to make good processing speeds and software to aid with them.

gamerscul9870 - September 15, 2016 at 7:37pm

If iPad Pro benchmarks reach this, then maybe it can easily prove to the Surface it doesn't need computer ram to be powerful since it can be just as good or better than every Mac's performance (so far).

gamerscul9870 - September 15, 2016 at 7:31pm

When I saw an article saying something about reaching iPhone 7 specs won't be easy, it's clear why.

dancj - September 15, 2016 at 5:58pm

That almost makes me tempted - and then I remember that my iPhone 6 is still plenty fast enough for me. I can hold our for another year.

Kk - September 15, 2016 at 5:27pm

They really did it! Low power but extremely powerful.. I hope their engineers gets a raise. This is impressive

Ray - September 15, 2016 at 5:09pm

Why does the iPhone 7 have a better score than the larger iPhone 7 plus?

KiwiPhred - September 15, 2016 at 6:51pm

Probably due to the difference in screen resolution.