Qualcomm and MediaTek are hard at work on their next-gen flagship smartphone chipsets, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400. While the two processors are still several months away, a new leak has given us a fair idea of what to expect. If the leaked benchmark scores are accurate, both chips will bring a massive performance boost over their respective predecessors.
Leak reveals benchmark scores of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400
X user @negativeonehero recently posted a couple of images allegedly showing the Geekbench 6 and AnTuTu scores of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400. The former scored 2,845 and 10,628 on the single-core and multi-core CPU tests on Geekbench, respectively. It scored 3,133,570 on the AnTuTu benchmark test, making it the first chipset ever to cross the three million mark.
The Dimensity 9400 trumped it with a score of 3,449,366. The MediaTek processor also outscored the Snapdragon on the multi-core CPU test on Geekbench, scoring 11,739. Its single-core score was 2,776. All of these scores are massive improvements over the current solutions from both chip giants. We are now looking at a CPU performance comparable to Apple’s M3 chips for Macbooks.
However, before you get too excited, note that there’s no way to verify the legitimacy of these benchmark scores. The images could have been forged. We know Qualcomm is switching from ARM’s Cortex CPU cores to its custom Nuvia cores this year. There are also rumors of a peak CPU speed of 4.00GHz, which is a massive jump from the Gen 3’s 3.30GHz.
Moreover, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is doing away with efficiency cores, with Qualcomm equipping it with two prime cores and six performance cores. But, despite all of these changes, a 25% boost in single-core CPU performance and over 50% boost in multi-core CPU performance is suspiciously high. The same goes for the AnTuTu score. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 just about surpassed two million.
The use of “Lahaina” for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s AnTuTu scores is another indication that it is potentially fake. Lahaina is the codename for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. The upcoming chipset is known internally as “Pakala”. This is not to say it won’t bring major upgrades over the current solution. However, until we have more concrete evidence, we advise you to take these benchmark scores with some caution.
Qualcomm might launch the new Snapdragon early
Qualcomm is reportedly planning to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 a few weeks earlier than the 2023 model. It is rumored to go official as early as September 2024. The Gen 3 debuted on October 24, 2023, while the Gen 2 arrived in November 2022. It is unclear why the company is gradually bringing its flagship launch forward. We will let you know as soon as we have more information.
Qualcomm and MediaTek are hard at work on their next-gen flagship smartphone chipsets, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400. While the two processors are still several months away, a new leak has given us a fair idea of what to expect. If the leaked benchmark scores are accurate, both chips will bring a massive performance boost over their respective predecessors.
Leak reveals benchmark scores of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400
X user @negativeonehero recently posted a couple of images allegedly showing the Geekbench 6 and AnTuTu scores of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400. The former scored 2,845 and 10,628 on the single-core and multi-core CPU tests on Geekbench, respectively. It scored 3,133,570 on the AnTuTu benchmark test, making it the first chipset ever to cross the three million mark.
The Dimensity 9400 trumped it with a score of 3,449,366. The MediaTek processor also outscored the Snapdragon on the multi-core CPU test on Geekbench, scoring 11,739. Its single-core score was 2,776. All of these scores are massive improvements over the current solutions from both chip giants. We are now looking at a CPU performance comparable to Apple’s M3 chips for Macbooks.
However, before you get too excited, note that there’s no way to verify the legitimacy of these benchmark scores. The images could have been forged. We know Qualcomm is switching from ARM’s Cortex CPU cores to its custom Nuvia cores this year. There are also rumors of a peak CPU speed of 4.00GHz, which is a massive jump from the Gen 3’s 3.30GHz.
Moreover, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is doing away with efficiency cores, with Qualcomm equipping it with two prime cores and six performance cores. But, despite all of these changes, a 25% boost in single-core CPU performance and over 50% boost in multi-core CPU performance is suspiciously high. The same goes for the AnTuTu score. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 just about surpassed two million.
The use of “Lahaina” for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s AnTuTu scores is another indication that it is potentially fake. Lahaina is the codename for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. The upcoming chipset is known internally as “Pakala”. This is not to say it won’t bring major upgrades over the current solution. However, until we have more concrete evidence, we advise you to take these benchmark scores with some caution.
Qualcomm might launch the new Snapdragon early
Qualcomm is reportedly planning to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 a few weeks earlier than the 2023 model. It is rumored to go official as early as September 2024. The Gen 3 debuted on October 24, 2023, while the Gen 2 arrived in November 2022. It is unclear why the company is gradually bringing its flagship launch forward. We will let you know as soon as we have more information.