The long-awaited Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro from Google have finally been released. Some lucky users have already gotten their hands on them and have shared benchmark results of the new Tensor G3 SoC. Unfortunately, the results are disappointing, showing that the new Tensor G3 chip falls short of its rivals in terms of raw performance.
The Tensor G3 is fabricated on Samsung’s 4LPP (4 nm, Low Power Plus) and features a 9-core CPU configuration with 1x Cortex-X3 (3.00 GHz), 4x Cortex-A715 (2.45 GHz), and 4x Cortex-A510 (2.15 GHz).
Compared to this nona-core architecture, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC features an octa-core CPU with 1x Cortex-X3 (3.2 GHz), 2x Cortex-A715 (2.8 GHz), 2x Cortex-A710 (2.8 GHz), and 3x Cortex-A510 (2.00 GHz).
But despite having one extra core, the Tensor G3 did not perform as well as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In fact, its performance was closer to last year’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 than to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
As we previously reported, in Geekbench 6, the Tensor G3 scored 1,760 in the single-core test and 4,442 in the multi-core test. This is a significantly lower score than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which has an average score of 1,976 and 5,149, respectively (via Notebookcheck).
Likewise, in the 3D Mark Wild Life Stress test, the Pixel 8 achieved a best loop score of 8,216 and a lowest loop score of 4,316, with a very low stability of just 52.5%. The Pixel 8 Pro achieved a best loop score of 8,572 and a lowest loop score of 5,029, with slightly better stability at 58.7%. These are not pretty results, especially when compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max (A17 Pro chip) and Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip), which returned stability results of 78.9% and 69%, respectively.
The reason for the Tensor G3’s disappointing performance is likely due to Samsung’s fabrication process. Samsung’s own Exynos chips have been less powerful than the competition because of their fabrication technology, and it seems like Google’s new chip is having the same problem.
All things considered, Pixel 8’s Tensor G3 chip feels like a letdown. It’s not as powerful as its competitors, and it has stability issues. While it still offers good enough performance for everyday use, don’t expect it to match the performance of its rivals.
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