Early Pixel 6 benchmarks put CPU performance below Snapdragon 888, Exynos 2100

25 October 2021
The single-core performance is identical since they all use the same big cores, it's the multi-core performance where the Google chip lags behind.

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  • 26 Oct 2021

DrakeX, 26 Oct 2021How is it a lie? Synthetic benchmarks measure the performan... moreBecause all platforms are fundamentally different. Windows uses hyper threads instead of physical cores, for instance. So measuring single-thread-anything has zero value vs a platform that doesn't support that. This applies to almost anything across different platforms.

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    • 26 Oct 2021

    Google has optimized Android for their chipsets. And it really works well. The Pixel 4a with an inferior Snapdragon did everything the OS had to without a hiccup. Power isn't everything, folks. The iPhone has a 12 MP main camera but blows out the competition (even the Pixel 6 Pro, for that matter). In a similar fashion, Google does it with software. Yet ironically, the A15 heats up and throttles with heavy load. Every flagship phone at the moment is perfect, but has its set of flaws.

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      • 26 Oct 2021

      ARMs 2nd and 3rd Gen Valhal Mali-G78 GPU MP20, MP22 and MP24 are some monsters. All new drivers are already being cooked up by Google and ARM which of course makes Android and the bases of all SOC's. The Mali-G78 is already a beast in Vulkan based games and benches but more than most will go for the Snapdragon. Give me a Mali-G78 MP20 over an Adreno 660 any day. It's just a overclocked 5nm Adreno 650 that isn't any faster after 5mins of peak frequency, because it drops half of it after the fact. It even has the same 1,024 ALU count. This is coming from a Qualcomm user. I've had time with the Kirin 9000 chip on a custom SBC and trust me when I say, ARM's Mali-G78 and future GPU's (and drivers) especially with Google will be right up there with AMD's and Qualcomms Adreno. Who do you think gets 1st dibbs on AMD's Navi3 mGPU.

        AnonD-762416, 26 Oct 2021A synthetic benchmark is a lie. It isn't a review. Use... moreHow is it a lie? Synthetic benchmarks measure the performance of a certain hardware and they do the job well, they were optimised to give that workload.

          tumarcin, 25 Oct 2021It's not sad that this page is posting bench results. ... moreIt does mean something as it has SOME correlation to a phone's speed. Even if you say it's too fast, imagine using the same phone for 3 years or more, will it keep up with your standards? Software also plays a role.

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            • 26 Oct 2021

            Maybe cuz it ain't a gaming phone

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              • Anonymous
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              • 26 Oct 2021

              This exynos is even worse than 2100.
              At least it is better than 990.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 26 Oct 2021

                Reasonable priced phone now it's a justifiable priced phone? Still the rabbit can jump out of the hat, what if Google doesn't have a new reveal will always adware their ability to produce better sw working with their "own" hw and whatsoever will be the a b c reasons to have this instead of something else. The new seat trick they learned from Apple with m1, or you forgot who bought intel mobile division?

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                  • 3Rs
                  • 26 Oct 2021

                  Even worse than Kirin 990 !

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                    • 26 Oct 2021

                    nanagdad, 26 Oct 2021😀 Tensor M1 is Samsung's downgraded Exynos 2100 in Goo... moreAndrei F twitter said Google's marketing department is misleading the entire public through fake tech journalists as though their entire “Tensor” SOC is made by themselves.

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                      • 26 Oct 2021

                      AnonD-762416, 25 Oct 2021I'll never buy a Google made product, buy I kind of un... moreThere's definitely a plan here, and a really interesting one.

                      A76s over A78s confuses me though, and two X1s just feels like a fire hazard to me. Glad I didn't preorder, the thermals really worry me with this setup.

                        Anonymous, 25 Oct 2021Xiaominions are the biggest haters ever. They want to see... moreOther manufacturers with lack of innovation and their greed for more profits per phone have dug their own grave in the the smartphone industry.

                        Xiaomi is on top because they have delivered what customers wanted, manufacturers like Sony did the opposite, this is why they are nowhere to be found.

                        And before you start bashing me... I am not even a Xiaomi user, but I know that you hate anything produced from Chinese manufacturers.

                          en, 26 Oct 2021overheating is a feature of this old design 😀 They should include that in the spec sheet as a special feature portable mini heater along side compass, barometer, etc

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3Rs
                            • 26 Oct 2021

                            Worse than Kirin 990

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                              • 26 Oct 2021

                              OMG the new Tensor chip just had 27% better performance than the Pixel 4 (released 2 years ago) - So Google please port all your new software to the Pixel 4 it should run just as well while it is close to 76% performance increase in multicore compared to the Pixel 5 so they are telling some truth.

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                                • 26 Oct 2021

                                Feel sorry for those obsessed with benchmarks scores that have nothing to do with real life use. Can't ever simply enjoy a phone for what it can do.

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                                  AnonD-762416, 26 Oct 2021A synthetic benchmark is a lie. It isn't a review. Use... moreEspecially Antutu

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                                    tumarcin, 25 Oct 2021It's not sad that this page is posting bench results. ... moreA synthetic benchmark is a lie. It isn't a review. Use it cross platform and you can make the most despicable company in the world look like they're selling great devices. A liar's sales tool. Nothing more, nothing less.

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                                      • 26 Oct 2021

                                      nanagdad, 26 Oct 2021😀 Tensor M1 is Samsung's downgraded Exynos 2100 in Goo... moreoverheating is a feature of this old design

                                        We might see 70°C after gamming for 1H:30min this year curious already hit 60°C on SD888 😀