Geekbench-Benchmark: Samsung Galaxy S25+ with Snapdragon 8 Elite “for Galaxy” 84 comments
New Geekbench benchmark results have appeared on the Samsung Galaxy S25+, confirming the performance improvement brought by the Snapdragon 8 Elite “for Galaxy”. The benchmark results indicate a significant increase in performance compared to the predecessor Galaxy S24+ and the base version of the Galaxy S25.
Galaxy S25+ performance data
According to the Geekbench database, the Samsung Galaxy S25+ achieved a single-core score of 3,160 and a multi-core score of 9,941 in a test conducted on November 26, 2024. These values exceed the previously reported results of the base version of the Galaxy S25 with Snapdragon 8 Elite, which achieved a single-core score of 2,481 and a multi-core score of 8,658, and is close to the reference values of Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Compared to the Asus ROG Phone 9, the Samsung Galaxy S25+’s results are not yet the best, as the ROG Phone 9 achieved a single-core score of 3,191 and a multi-core score of 10,119 in the Techtip test.
However, the “Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy” of the Galaxy S25+ is clocked at 4.47 GHz – and therefore offers a higher frequency than the standard version, which runs at 4.32 GHz, which Asus also sticks to in the ROG Phone 9. , the Galaxy S25+ is equipped with 12 GB of RAM, which corresponds to the memory of its predecessor, the Galaxy S24+ (test).
The Galaxy S25 Ultra had already appeared on Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy and is better than the S25+ with scores of 3,148 and 10,236 points – however, significantly worse results of the S25 Ultra had already appeared, which leaves one point performance queries. .
However, Samsung still has time to optimize the software before the presentation and the start of sales, since the Galaxy S25+ is expected to be presented along with the entire Galaxy S25 series on January 22 or 23, 2025.
Comparison: Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Exynos 2500
The Galaxy S25+ was previously listed in the Geekbench database, but with Samsung’s Exynos 2500 instead of the Snapdragon 8 Elite, allowing a direct comparison of the processors ahead of the announcement – albeit on pre-production devices.
The Exynos 2500 is therefore clearly behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which risks reviving the discussion on the different regional models of the S25 series. It is expected that Samsung will again use different processors depending on the market region for the Galaxy S25: Snapdragon chips in the United States and China, Exynos in other markets. With the Galaxy S24, only the Galaxy S24 Ultra had Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in a slightly adapted version (“for Galaxy”) with more clock speed on the main core. The Galaxy S24 and S24+, meanwhile, are equipped with the Exynos 2400 from Samsung’s semiconductor division.
However, with the big leap in performance from the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Samsung might now struggle to ensure identical performance regardless of processor.
Exynos 2500 with problems
Samsung is rumored to face significant technical hurdles in the production of the Exynos 2500. The 3nm manufacturing process is said to have an efficiency of only 20%. At the same time, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is significantly more expensive than its predecessor, which could have a major impact on the cost structure of the Galaxy S25 series.
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