Benchmarking Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
We get our hands on retail units of Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, so we decided to benchmark them before anything else. As you probably know by now, the duo of 5.7” phablets made their official debut a couple of days ago.
Both newcomers feature Exynos 7420 chipset developed in-house by Samsung with 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU, 2.1 GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 CPU, Mali-T760MP8 GPU, and 4GB of RAM. Save for the slight bump in RAM, the hardware setup is the same as in Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.
First up is the CPU-centric Geekbench 3 test. Rather unsurprisingly, the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ performed right in line with the Samsung Galaxy S6 family.
GeekBench 3
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
5246 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
5242 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
5158 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
5124 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
5095 -
HTC One M9
3761 -
LG G4 (final)
3522 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
3402 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
2922
AnTuTu 5 painted the exact same picture. Both phablets posted scores in the 70,000 points range - just like their smaller siblings and better than any of their Snapdragon-equipped competitors.
AnTuTu 5
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
70938 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
70053 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
69465 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
68324 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
67553 -
HTC One M9
51427 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
49441 -
LG G4 (final)
48693 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
48361
Thanks to the increase in RAM memory, Samsung Galaxy Note5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ posted eye-popping results in the compound Basemark OS II benchmark. Single-core and multi-core scores on the other hand, were in line with those of the Samsung Galaxy S6 lineup.
Basemark OS II
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy Note5
1852 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
1833 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
1826 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
1650 -
HTC One M9
1526 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
1410 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
1267
Basemark OS II (single-core)
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy Note5
3585 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
3567 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
3489 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
3372 -
HTC One M9
2401 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
1853 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
1453
Basemark OS II (multi-core)
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy Note5
18653 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
18536 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
16856 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
16291 -
HTC One M9
10128 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
7002 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
6995
GFXBench puts the Mali-T760MP8 GPU found in both phablets to the test. Both handsets posted flagship-worthy results throughout.
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
59 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
57 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
56 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
56 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
50 -
HTC One M9
49 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
45 -
LG G4 (final)
34 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
30
GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)
Higher is better
-
HTC One M9
50 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
46 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
39 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
37 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
37 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
30 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
29 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
25 -
LG G4 (final)
25
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
26 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
25 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
25 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
25 -
HTC One M9
23 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
21 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
21 -
LG G4 (final)
15 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
13
GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
-
HTC One M9
24 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
21 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
15 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
15 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
15 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
15 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
15 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
12 -
LG G4 (final)
9.4
Basemark X tests the gaming chops of both smartphones. In line with our expectations, Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ performed just like their more compact relatives from the Galaxy S6 lineup.
Basemark X
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
27188 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
27046 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
26333 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
26281 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
26125 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
20767 -
HTC One M9
19848 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
13414
The browser-centric benchmarks were performed with the Samsung browser. The phablet duo posted chart-topping scores in both Mozilla Kraken 1.1 and BrowserMark 2.1.
Kraken 1.1
Lower is better
-
Samsung Galaxy Note5
3702 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
3767 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
3975 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
3989 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
4003 -
LG G4 (final)
4639 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
5057 -
HTC One M9
5500 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
9204
BrowserMark 2.1
Higher is better
-
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
2702 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 (5.1.1)
2641 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
2591 -
Samsung Galaxy Note5
2324 -
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
2321 -
LG G4 (final)
1992 -
Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
1853 -
HTC One M9
1681 -
Sony Xperia Z3+ final
1436
So, there you have it! Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ pack seriously capable hardware that’s in line with their flagship status.
We are already hard at work reviewing Samsung Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. While we are at it, feel free to check out our detailed first look at both devices from a couple of days ago.
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Reader comments
- PurpleMelbourne
- 23 Aug 2015
- Kg3
My Note 3 with 128GB micro SD card, 32GB internal storage, USB 3.0 and AryaMod 7.2 ROM with power saving dark screen modified Apps is all better than the Note 5. It takes 18 months for hackers to complete the work on software that Samsung should...
- Note 5 flop
- 19 Aug 2015
- f}K
i was quite sure why they wont mention note 4 anywhere with note 5 even on any benchmark tests as note 5 loses to note 4 in many terms.Samsung is playing it smart not mentioning hugely massively popular note 4 anywhere with flop note 5 and also postp...
- Anonymous
- 18 Aug 2015
- q8P
All in all great. However some upgrades over the S6 would have been nice. Same SoC, cameras, and all around chips? I mean they could have at least used the MP10 version of the Mali or something. The Note has always been at least a little more ...