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Geekbench 7 is a cross-platform benchmark from Primate Labs that evaluates the computing power of smartphones, tablets, and computers. Among other things, it tests CPU and GPU performance using tasks that simulate typical applications such as image processing, file compression, web browsing, video editing, and machine learning. The CPU results are normalized to a reference score of 2,500, with a score twice as high representing, in theory, twice the performance.

With Geekbench 7, Primate Labs has fundamentally modernized the benchmark compared to Geekbench 6. The multi-core test, in particular, has been redesigned: tasks are distributed across multiple cores only if the corresponding application actually benefits from multithreading in real-world use. This is intended to make the multi-core score a better reflection of actual performance.

In addition, there are new media tests for AV1 video, Opus audio, and automatic captions using the Whisper language model. A new game physics test and more extensive photo and image processing tasks are also included. The GPU benchmark also places greater emphasis on machine learning and content generation, such as AI image upscaling, video filters, RAW processing, color correction, and path tracing.

The underlying datasets have also become larger and more demanding. For example, Geekbench 7 processes more and a wider variety of archives, PDFs, and image formats. This is intended to make the benchmark more demanding for modern devices and better reflect the types of data that today’s applications work with.

Important for comparison: Results from Geekbench 7 are not directly comparable to those from Geekbench 6. The testing procedures, workloads, and reference base have been changed. For example, if you want to compare the performance of the iPhone Air with older tests, you should therefore ensure that both devices were tested using the same version of Geekbench.

The latest iPhones continue to demonstrate, in single-core performance, just how powerful Apple’s processors are in terms of performance per core. In multi-core testing, however, the balance of power shifts slightly; here, the Honor Magic8 Pro, equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, takes the top spot in our database. The comparison thus also shows that “the fastest processor” is too simplistic a statement: Depending on the task and the manufacturer’s optimization, the strengths can be distributed differently.

Editor of the original article: Daniel Schmidt - Managing Editor Mobile - 993 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2013

As a child I was fascinated by my Commodore 16, and this sparked my enthusiasm for computers. Using my first modem, I surfed the BTX videotext system and later the World Wide Web. I have always been captivated by the latest technologies, and this is especially true for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. I’ve been part of the Notebookcheck team since 2013 and have also on occasion written for Notebookinfo.de, and I’m looking forward to testing new innovations for our readers. I like to spend my spare time indulging in photography and barbecues and being with my family.