Qualcomm’s next flagship chip has shown up in fresh benchmarks, and the results suggest it may finally be catching up with Apple’s silicon. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, spotted inside a yet-to-be-released Xiaomi device, posted scores that put it within striking distance of Apple’s latest A19 Pro.
The Geekbench 6.4 listing ties the chip to a Xiaomi model with the codename 25113PN0EC, believed to be the standard Xiaomi 17. The test unit carried 16GB of RAM and ran Android 16. In terms of numbers, the device reached 3,705 points on the single-core test and 11,228 in multi-core. That’s a notable step up from earlier runs, where the same chip struggled to push past 3,000 single-core and hovered around 9,100 multi-core.
Against Apple’s chips, the picture is mixed. The A19 Pro still leads single-core at 4,019, but Qualcomm’s new silicon has narrowed the gap considerably. More importantly, its multi-core result actually edges past Apple’s 11,054 score and leaves last year’s A18 Pro (8,546) well behind.
On the Android side, Qualcomm also looks strong. Samsung’s Exynos 2600 recently scored 3,309/11,256, while MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 came in at 3,177/9,701. That means the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 not only tops MediaTek but also goes head-to-head with Samsung’s 2nm effort.
The gains may be tied to Qualcomm’s ability to sustain its 4.61GHz boost clocks longer and refine its software integration ahead of launch. With devices like the Xiaomi 17 series expected to debut the chipset later this year, these numbers hint at what could be one of the most competitive Android flagships yet.
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