iOS 18 Slightly Lowers Geekbench 6 Scores by Introducing a CPU Boost Frequency Delay to Enhance Battery Life

Apple’s latest public release of iOS 18 brings a wealth of changes, but one tweak not explicitly mentioned is the improvement in battery life due to the CPU operating at a delayed boost frequency. As a result, this modification might make it seem like iOS 18 has negatively impacted iPhone performance, as evidenced by the slightly lower Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core scores compared to iOS...

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