Google Pixel 6 Pro benchmarks leak — and it’s much better than we thought

Google Pixel 6 Pro benchmarks leak — and it's much improve than we idea

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Information technology turns out that Google'due south Tensor chipset, gear up to debut with the Google Pixel 6 serial, may non be every bit underpowered as rumors would have united states of america believe. New Pixel 6 Pro benchmarks accept striking Geekbench, and information technology's pretty skillful news.

In fact, the benchmark results evidence a single-core score that isn't too far behind Qualcomm's Snapdragon 888 chipset, or the Exynos 2100 establish in non-American models of the Samsung Galaxy S21.

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Previous benchmarks didn't pigment a very positive picture of the Tensor fleck, with a single core score of 414 and multi-cadre performance of two,074. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon 888 typically scores one,000 and three,500 in the same tests.

The recent single-core score has now increased to 1,034 points, just eight% backside the Snapdragon 888's one,121 average score and iii% behind the Exynos 2100'due south 1,070 points. Sadly, while the multi-core score has improved, it isn't by much. The Tensor flake scored two,756, which is 23% behind the Exynos'due south 3,392 average and 31% behind the Snapdragon 888'due south 3,599.

At least for now, the iPhone 13 reigns supreme with its A15 Bionic flake. In our iPhone 13 review, Apple tree'southward flagship telephone scored one,684 and 4,129 on the single- and multi-core test.

But, as we pointed out last time benchmark scores leaked, in that location isn't anything to worry about but yet. The Pixel six Pro the testing occurred on volition still be running pre-release software, and in that location volition no doubt be numerous updates and tweaks to that software in the fourth dimension between at present and the telephone'southward release.

The Samsung Galaxy S21 FE is a bang-up example of this in activity, too, with numbers steadily improving since information technology start arrived on Geekbench in May. Though whether that phone is really going to be released is yet up for contend.

It's good to hear that Tensor's scores have improved as well. Later on all, one of the chief benefits of building a fleck in house is that it tin be built to specifically run well on Google Pixel hardware, rather than trying to adapt a Qualcomm bit for the same purpose.

In theory that should lead to better overall performance, much the same mode that Apple'south A series chips regularly outperform the contest. And it's all because of a much closer relationship between the chipset and the telephone's software.

Tensor is also said to have a focus on AI and machine learning, something Google has invested a lot in over the past few years. Edifice the fleck in-house means those features have been the key focus since twenty-four hours ane — meaning we could get significantly more powerful auto learning capabilities and computational photography upgrades than previous phones.

That may even be worth the slight dip in performance, compared to other handsets

But for now nosotros're just going to have to wait and come across what happens when Google actually puts the telephone in our hands. The current rumor is that the Pixel vi will launch on October 19, with a release scheduled before the finish of the month. In other words, nosotros don't have to be patient for very long.

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