According to CPU bench, the Neo CPU is about the same speed as a mid range intel laptop CPU from 4 years ago.

Apple A18 Pro (Q1 2026): Multithread 11977, Single Thread 4043

Intel Core i5-1235U (Q1 2022): Multithread 12605, Single Thread 3084

On the high-end we got i9-13900KS at about 60k, M5 Max 18 scores about the same. But when you move on to server CPUs like Threadripper and EPYC things are about 3x faster.

Lets see if the brand new Arm AGI changes this situation in a few months.

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attentive 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

I look at those numbers and think that A18 pro is 25% faster as single thread is what matters for UX.

browserbench speedometer 3.0 on A18 pro - 33, Intel Core i5-1235U - 22

i9-13900KS gets about 33

M4 Pro - 44-50

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throwa356262 4 days ago | parent [-]

You can't compare raw CPU speed by measuring different browsers on different OSes :)

Try this:

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/6693vs7115vs7229vs7232/...

	▲	whatever1 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That is why I mentioned that the litmus test was to put the mobile processor on a real laptop. Not the synthetic benchmarks. The laptop is in the hands of customers and they are happy for the performance they get.
	▲	attentive 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You can pick the same browsers i.e. brave or chrome. Also, let's not forget about unified memory impact. Raw cpu benchmarks are only one side of the complex system.

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adgjlsfhk1 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

it's worth noting that the neo is running at 3W compared to 15W for the i5. Just putting an $8 thermal pad on the neo gives you a 20-30% perf improvement by letting it run 5W continuous.