The Tensor G3 may have more cores than competing Android smartphone chipsets, but that does not translate into a higher single-core or multi-core result on Geekbench, according to the latest leak. It appears that Google has decided not to focus on performance for another generation, or perhaps these results could be the drawback of relying on Samsung’s foundry repeatedly.

Even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Qualcomm’s SoC mass produced on Samsung’s node, is faster than the Tensor G3, but one update claims that the scores are not legit

We came across Tensor G3’s Geekbench results through Revegnus on Twitter and decided to see if the same scores could be viewed on the benchmarking database. Sure enough, we saw identical numbers, with the G3 obtaining a single-core score of 1,186 and a multi-core score of 3,809. Interestingly, these results were tested on Geekbench 5 and uploaded on April 12, not today, suggesting that the numbers we are looking at right now could be from an engineering sample, as the device’s official name is not mentioned in the image below.

However, when we reported about the Tensor G3 specifications yesterday, its 9-core CPU cluster and clock speeds matched the information from the Geekbench 5 results, revealing that the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will be slower than the competition, just like last year’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Even more disappointing about these scores is that the Tensor G3 is slower than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, a chipset announced in 2021, making the Tensor G3 less capable than an almost 2-year silicon.

As you can see, the Tensor G3 fails to obtain an impressive single-core or multi-core score in Geekbench 5

Fortunately, we may have underestimated the Tensor G3’s performance because in the Twitter thread started by Revegnus, one user with the handle @MappleGold commentedthat the results are fake, as they supposedly come from a chip that does not even have a Cortex-X3, though the clock speeds are the same. Sadly, Google’s Tensor line has garnered a reputation for being slower than other SoCs, so it would be easy for readers to get confused over this performance leak.

Regardless, we hope that the Tensor G3’s actual scores are much higher than this since competition always brings out the best in these companies. For now, we will recommend our readers treat this information with a pinch of salt and await future updates.

News Source: Geekbench