Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro
The Apple A16 Bionic and the Apple A17 Pro are both flagship chips made by Apple. In Geekbench 6, the Apple A17 Pro is 8% faster in multi-core (7,240 vs 6,673) and 14% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Apple A17 Pro +8%Single-core Geekbench 6
Apple A17 Pro +14%Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Apple A16 Bionic | Apple A17 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Apple | Apple |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Place in our ranking | #27 of 109 | #21 of 109 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,566 | 2,930 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 6,673 | 7,240 (better) |
| Phones in our database | 4 phones | 2 phones |
| Best-rated phone | Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max 7.3 | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 7.6 |
| Lowest US launch price | $799 Apple iPhone 15 | $999 Apple iPhone 15 Pro |
| Newest phone | Apple iPhone 15 Plus Sep 2023 | Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Sep 2023 |
Phones with the Apple A16 Bionic
4 phones in our database, best rated first.
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
6.7″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,323 mAh
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6.1″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,200 mAh
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Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6.7″ 60 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,383 mAh
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Apple iPhone 15
6.1″ 60 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,349 mAh
From $799 + Compare
Phones with the Apple A17 Pro
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
6.7″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 4,422 mAh
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
6.1″ 120 Hz, 48 MP camera, 3,274 mAh
From $999 + Compare
Apple A16 Bionic vs Apple A17 Pro: FAQ
Which is faster, the Apple A16 Bionic or the Apple A17 Pro?
In Geekbench 6, the Apple A17 Pro is 8% faster in multi-core (7,240 vs 6,673) and 14% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Apple A16 Bionic and the Apple A17 Pro?
The Apple A16 Bionic powers 4 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Apple iPhone 15 Plus. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $799, for the Apple iPhone 15. The Apple A17 Pro powers 2 phones in our database, including the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 15 Pro. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $999, for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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