# Apple A18 Pro

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Apple A18 Pro and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People praise the A18 Pro for strong single-core speed and low power draw, with fanless operation in the MacBook Neo, making it a efficient chip for the price.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong single-core performance (5 comments): "The A18Pro is a very powerful CPU, besting even the M1 in single-core performance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252659)) "The A18 Pro is 50% faster in ST and maintains the ST while being fanless." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49252448)) "The A18 Pro single core performance is on-par with the M4" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47259569))
- Low power consumption (3 comments): "A18 chip with half the power requirement beats it in almost every other benchmark" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49230652)) "it's impressive beyond just whether or not it does so with less power" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49423023)) "its power consumption is lower than chips intended for desktops" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49765908))
- Fanless, good thermal efficiency (2 comments): "the A18 pro chip in the Neo will likely perform better with the improved thermal environment" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47268271)) "The A18 Pro is 50% faster in ST and maintains the ST while being fanless." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49252448))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Apple M5](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-m5-chip.md): 48 recommend
- [AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amd-ryzen-ai-max-plus-395.md): 44 recommend
- [AMD Ryzen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amd-ryzen.md): 25 recommend
- [Intel N150](https://hackerapproved.com/p/intel-n150.md): 21 recommend
- [Apple M4](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-m4-chip.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Apple A18 Pro", https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-a18-pro-chip/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).