iPhone 16e Visits GeekBench 6, Listing Reveals CPU and GPU Performance Scores

By Shikhar Mehrotra • Updated On 21 Feb 2025

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The GeekBench 6 database has six listings of the device named “iPhone 17,5” and the “V59AP” motherboard.
The iPhone models in question ran on iOS 18.3.1, the latest operating system by Apple.
Based on the data, the iPhone 16e doesn’t score as well as the regular iPhone 16, indicating the difference in their GPUs.

A hot minutes after its launch, the iPhone 16e has appeared on the popular benchmarking platform GeekBench. The benchmark reveals its CPU score and, more importantly, its GPU score, which is what everyone is talking about. Apparently, the A18 on the iPhone 16e doesn’t score as well in the GPU test as the A18 on the iPhone 16.

For some context, the iPhone 16e comes with a new version of the A18 chip (launched initially with the flagship iPhone 16 model), which features the same number of CPU cores but one less GPU cores. Apple didn’t hide it, as it is already mentioned in the official spec sheet for the iPhone.

iPhone 16e GeekBench 6 CPU Scores

The GeekBench 6 database has six listings of the device named “iPhone 17,5” and the “V59AP” motherboard, uploaded on February 21, 2025. Reportedly, the moniker and motherboard name belong to the newly-launched iPhone 16e.

Three out of the six listings claim the base frequency of the handset’s chipset to be 4.04GHz, which is the clock speed of the A18’s performance cores. Further, the iPhone models in question ran on iOS 18.3.1, the latest operating system by Apple.

Last but not least, the listings mention the memory size to be 7.54GB. Based on the iPhone’s system information, CPU architecture, and memory size, we believe it is indeed the iPhone 16e. The CPU performance cores of the handset are given below.

Single-core CPU performance test: 2706 to 3412 points.
Multi-core CPU performance test: 7403 to 8270 points

iPhone 16e GeekBench 6 GPU Scores

The GeekBench database also contains the GPU performance scores of the “iPhone 17,5” with its “Apple A18 GPU.”

Metal Score: 24149 to 24188

How Do These Scores Compare To Those Of The iPhone 16?

The regular A18 chip on the iPhone 16 achieves the following performance scores.

Single-core CPU performance test: 3,317 points
Multi-core CPU performance test: 8,163 points.
Metal Score: 27669 points

Based on the given data, the iPhone 16e doesn’t score as well as the regular iPhone 16, indicating the difference in their GPUs. The missing GPU core shouldn’t hamper day-to-day tasks, but the iPhone 16e might not be able to handle graphics-intensive tasks quite as well as the iPhone 16.

Shikhar Mehrotra

Shikhar Mehrotra is a seasoned technology writer and reviewer with over five years of experience covering consumer tech across India and global markets. At Smartprix, he has authored more than 1,700 articles, including news stories, features, comparisons, and product reviews spanning automobiles, smartphones, chipsets, wearables, laptops, home appliances, and operating systems. Shikhar has reviewed flagship devices such as the iPhone 16, Galaxy S25+, and Sennheiser HD 505 Open-Ear headphones. He also contributes regularly to Smartprix’s growing automotive section.

With a deep understanding of both iOS and Android ecosystems, Shikhar specializes in daily tech news, how-to explainers, product comparisons, and in-depth reviews. His DSLR photography in product reviews is recognized as among the best on the team.

Before joining Smartprix, Shikhar wrote for leading publications including Forbes Advisor India, Republic World, and ScreenRant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Lucknow.

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