Update | Google Pixel 8 Pro and Tensor G3 appear on Geekbench ahead of launch with disappointing CPU scores

Update: The vanilla Pixel 8 has leaked similarly, with even worse scores than the Pixel 8 Pro, scoring 1563 and 4159 in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively. The difference in performance across the two models doesn't seem to be from the chipset. They're both powered by the same Tensor G3, featuring four cores clocked at 1.70 GHz, another four cores clocked at 2.37 GHz, and a single prime core clocked at 2.91 GHz.

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Google will launch the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2 on October 4. The two smartphones will debut as the company's latest premium offerings and will be powered by its third-gen Tensor chipset. Sadly, though, it appears the Tensor G3 will continue on a path of disappointing performance, in light of new, leaked benchmarks.

Ahead of the Pixel 8 series launch event, the flagship Pixel 8 Pro has now been spotted on Geekbench, posting numbers that lag behind the competition. The leaked image confirms the device was tested on Geekbench 6.2, delivering a single-core score of 1,760, and a multi-core score of 4,442. Not terrible, but still quite a ways behind its peers.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, going by our database, records a single-core average score of 1,976 on the same test, for example. In the multi-core test, the current Qualcomm flagship chipset delivers an average score of 5,149. In fact, it appears the Pixel 8 Pro and its Tensor G3 barely match last year's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 in performance. That's consistent with Google's previous Tensor chipsets in any case. Offering last-gen performance, that is. For what it's worth, however, the Pixel 8 Pro looks to offer about a 20% CPU performance upgrade over the Pixel 7 Pro, and that's mostly what matters to fans of the series.

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