After AnTuTu, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 has appeared on Geekbench for the first time in an unannounced iQOO device. The scores come from an iQOO 16 prototype carrying the model number V2606A.
On Geekbench 6.7, the chip scored 3,434 in the single-core test and 9,334 in the multi-core test, but these numbers are far below what you would expect from a new-generation chip. For comparison, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 inside the iQOO 15 scored 3,649 in single-core and 10,682 in multi-core testing. That means this early result actually trails last year’s chip in both tests.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 shows off 5GHz clock speed
The chip goes under the identifier SM8975 in the benchmark, which past leaks have linked to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro (now the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6). No prize for guessing, the SoC is built on TSMC’s 2nm N2P process and has a 2+3+3 core configuration.
What’s surprising is that the two prime cores are actually clocked at an impressive 5.01GHz, making it the first smartphone SoC to reach desktop-level clock speeds. Meanwhile, the Dimensity 9600 Pro from MediaTek is capped at 4.55GHz, as shown in another recent Geekbench run.
Beyond the prime cores, the three performance cores run at 4.03GHz, while the three efficiency cores are clocked at 3.74GHz. Graphics duties are handled by the new Adreno 850 GPU.
It’s worth remembering that this benchmark comes from an engineering sample rather than a finished retail device. Early units often run unfinished software and may have less optimized power management, both of which can drag benchmark scores down before launch.
The same chip recently posted a strong AnTuTu result above 4.8 million points, so this low Geekbench score looks more like an early software issue than a sign of weak performance.
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