iPhone X beats out Galaxy S10+ CPU in alleged benchmark testing

Supposed Geekbench data for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S10+ would put the phone's performance behind its direct competitor, the iPhone XS Max, and even 2017's iPhone X.

With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and 6 gigabytes of RAM, the S10+ has a single-core score of 3,413, and a multi-core score of 10,256, according to an image posted on Slashleaks on Wednesday. In AppleInsider testing, Apple's iPhone XS Max — equipped with an Apple A12 processor — achieved scores of 4,816 and 11,584, respectively.

The iPhone X managed 4,243 single-core and 10,433 in multiple core testing, using the A11 processor from 2017. The Snapdragon 855, announced in December 2018, is Qualcomm's latest and most powerful processor.

The authenticity of the new benchmark hasn't been verified, and Geekbench rankings aren't necessarily a gauge of real-world handling.

The A12 has the advantage of being a processor built with a 7nm process, and Apple controls the entire stack, allowing for a high level of optimization. Though most often used in Android devices, Qualcomm's chips are general-purpose, making them flexible but potentially less efficient.

Samsung is expected to reveal the Galaxy S10 and S10+ at a Feb. 20 press event. Greater anticipation has been mounting around the possibility of it showing its first commercial foldable smartphone, which could be called the "Fold," the "Galaxy Fold," or the "Galaxy F."

So far Apple isn't believed to be working on a foldable iPhone or iPad, at least beyond the experimental phase.

31 Comments

EnderWi 1 comment · 5 Years

About 5 years ago

Just check the Anandtech review... https://www.anandtech.com/show/13786/snapdragon-855-performance-preview I especially like the "real world" performance, f.e. webView, where the newest and greatest Snapdragon is only 15 percent slower than - iPhone 7 :D X / XR / XS are twice as fast here...

Fatman 513 comments · 8 Years

It will be interesting to see if Apple can keep up the pace of impressive faster processors each generation or if it will start to flatten, especially since the die shrink process is close to hitting its limit. Apple should agressively take advantage of this performance lead - encourage developers to push the envelope, giving them a compelling differentiator vs Android.

MacPro 19811 comments · 18 Years

Heck Samsung can't even make refrigerator doors that are attached firmly! /Ok personal gripe ;)

Soli 9981 comments · 9 Years

Fatman said:

It will be interesting to see if Apple can keep up the pace of impressive faster processors each generation or if it will start to flatten, especially since the die shrink process is close to hitting its limit. Apple should agressively take advantage of this performance lead - encourage developers to push the envelope, giving them a compelling differentiator vs Android.

You'll have to define pace in your argot? If you're referring to "consistent and continuous speed" and not referring to outpacing the competition or a relative increase measured by a percentage over the previous year then that hasn't been the case for a very long time.

Regardless of how the CPU market grows I think the odds are that Apple's position in the market means they'll be able to continue to outpace the competition with device-specific chips that are more efficient in both energy use and development costs than everyone else… and we haven't even gotten to ARM-based CPUs in the Mac line.

peteo 402 comments · 15 Years

Interesting that the A chip looses on GPU speed, which was has always been touted as one of apples A chip strength.
3DMark's Slingshot Extreme graphics benchmark :

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Reference Device

Snapdragon 855

5,603

iPhone XS

A12 Bionic

3,660

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/snapdragon-855-benchmarks,news-29129.html

This is important for AR where rending 3D stereo (2 separate images) at 60+ FPS is important.