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Even in Light performance mode, the Galaxy S23 series performs admirably. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra: Benchmarks reveals performance difference between Standard and Light modes

Samsung's new flagship phones, the Galaxy S23 series, debuted with new performance modes: Standard and Light. That feature appears to have been a masterstroke, with benchmark numbers indicating a slight drop in performance when in...

Ricci Rox, 10 Feb 2023 09:05

The Galaxy S23 Ultra sports a 5000 mAh battery. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra battery tests show performance comparable to the iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max

The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra debuted last week with new cameras and performance hardware. It appears all of that hardware, as well as solid optimization, has resulted in a flagship that delivers excellent battery life—significantl...

Ricci Rox, 06 Feb 2023 15:57

The Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max have performed well but Raptor Lake-HX should disrupt the status quo. (Image source: Apple & Unsplash - edited)

Updated | Apple M2 Max and M2 Pro become PassMark's laptop CPU single-thread top dogs but Raptor Lake-HX is yet to strike

The new Apple M2 Max and M2 Pro chips have become the latest chart champions in PassMark’s laptop CPU single-thread benchmark. The previous leader, the Apple M2, is pushed down to third, and it is just ahead of a trio of Alder Lak...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 Jan 2023 13:03

The Adreno 740 iGPU part of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra's chipset has been flexing its muscles on Geekbench. (Image source: Winfuture/Unsplash - edited)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra's Adreno 740 GPU thrashes S22 Ultra's Adreno 730 in Vulkan by over 56%

The iGPU for the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, the TSMC-manufactured Qualcomm Adreno 740, has once again been showing its teeth on Geekbench. The S23 Ultra’s graphics processing unit was tested on Vulkan and produced another promising...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Jan 2023 11:29

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2's Adreno 740 delivers unmatched performance. (Source: Qualcomm)

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs A16 Bionic vs Dimensity 9200: Qualcomm's Adreno 740 wins the GPU race in style

While the US market is yet to receive phones with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the flagship chipset can be expected to be something of a monster, with class-leading GPU performance over even Apple's A16 Bionic on the iPhone ...

Ricci Rox, 19 Jan 2023 10:06

MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio 16G desktop GPU review: Last-gen high-end GPU in battle against RDNA3 and Ada Lovelace

Is RDNA2 still worth it? The AMD Radeon 6950 XT was until recently AMD’s fastest graphics card. It has now been superseded by the Radeon RX 7900 Series. But the former flagship card isn...
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

Sebastian Bade, 12 Jan 2023 14:10

KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG (Source: KFA2)

KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG desktop graphics card in review: Ampere is still good mid-range

Good performance and lots of RGB lighting. With the KFA2 GeForce RTX 3070 Ti SG, we put an already somewhat dusty desktop graphics card of the Ampere generation through our test course. You can find out ...
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 11 Jan 2023 12:47

The Xiaomi 13 Pro delivers class-leading gaming performance. (Source: Xiaomi)

Xiaomi 13 Pro and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 beat the iPhone 14 Pro Max in a real-world gaming test

The Xiaomi 13 Pro and its Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 have now been put through Golden Reviewer's popular Genshin Impact test. Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset puts up a supremely impressive performance that sees it outperform Apple's A1...

Ricci Rox, 09 Jan 2023 12:40

KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 SG desktop GPU review: Great performance meets questionable pricing

FPS and RGB lighting galore! Alongside the GeForce RTX 4090, Nvidia has released the GeForce RTX 4080, a slightly less expensive model based on the company’s latest Ada Lovelace architectur...
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 03 Jan 2023 14:26

The Vivo X90 does put up a great performance. (Source: Vivo)

Vivo X90 and MediaTek Dimensity 9200 fail to outperform the A16 Bionic in a real-world gaming test

The Dimensity 9200 has only been used on the Vivo X90 so far, and looks to be a home run, especially GPU-wise. The MediaTek chipset outperformed the Apple A16 Bionic in synthetic GPU benchmarks recently, and has now been put throu...

Ricci Rox, 24 Dec 2022 10:34

Asus TUF GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC gaming graphics card review: How well does Ampere perform in 2022?

Good performance but too expensive! The Asus TUF GeForce RTX 3080 Ti OC is equipped with a hugely expansive fan, helping it differentiate itself from Nvidia's Founders Edition. In this short revie...
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 32.00"

Sebastian Bade, 20 Dec 2022 13:40

The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 is a superb performer. (Source: MediaTek)

MediaTek Dimensity 9200 outperforms the Apple A16 Bionic in GPU tests

The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 sports an Immortalis-G715 as its GPU. Before it debuted last month, reports claimed the flagship SoC could outperform the iPhone 14 Pro's A16 Bionic GPU-wise. Those reports weren't baseless, it now appe...

Ricci Rox, 17 Dec 2022 11:49

The last Meizu flagships. (Source: Meizu)

Rumor | Meizu 20 appears on Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor

Meizu is said to make a surprise return to the Android smartphone market in 2023 - and to shoot for the top of it again, too, with a new flagship powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor from Qualcomm. Now, a device that...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 07 Dec 2022 20:57

Rumor | iQOO 11 is the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Android 13 smartphone to leak onto Geekbench

Qualcomm's next-gen mobile flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, is said to have started surfacing on Geekbench in the form of the new top-end Android smartphones currently in a race to launch first with the new, cutting-edge spec...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Nov 2022 18:57

A "Vivo X90" teaser. (Source: Ice Universe)

Vivo X90 Pro Plus: An alleged first trip to Geekbench with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC runs into some issues

Vivo is said to release a top-end variant for its upcoming X90 series of Android smartphones so premium that it will ship with Qualcomm's next-gen flagship mobile SoC. Now, a device with a potentially authentic model number has ap...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 10 Nov 2022 18:38

18-inch laptops making a comeback? (Image Source: Razer)

Next gen Razer Blade 18 specs leak out along with impressive Geekbench scores for Intel's i9-13900HX mobile CPU

The Geekbench results are impressive, no doubt, but what is also interesting to point out is the return of the 18-inch chassis. This form-factor was essentially abandoned back in 2012, but it looks like it is now needed again in o...

Bogdan Solca, 10 Nov 2022 15:12

Gigabyte claims its new mobo is a record-setter. (Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte Z790 AORUS TACHYON motherboard and Intel Core i9-13900K combo is touted as a new record-setter on Cinebench

Gigabyte asserts that its new AORUS TACHYON motherboard, made for Z790-compatible processors such as Intel's Raptor Lake line, has broken records on Cinebench. They apply to an overclocked version of the high-end Core i9-13900K CP...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 29 Oct 2022 15:58

Intel Raptor Lake family includes the K and the KF Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5 SKUs. (Source: Gam-Ol on Pixabay, AMD, Intel-edited)

AMD Zen 4 vs Intel Raptor Lake Blender benchmark results paint the Core i5-13600K as the real value champion

New Blender benchmark results of the Intel Raptor Lake and AMD Zen 4 processors have surfaced, allowing us to pit Team Blue and Team Red against each other. The comparison proves quite well for the Intel Raptor Lake chips as they ...

Fawad Murtaza, 12 Oct 2022 14:01

The GeForce RTX 4090 has an MSRP of US$1,599. (Source: Nvidia,Blizzard-edited)

RTX 4090 performs astoundingly in Overwatch 2 in official Nvidia benchmarks

While the RTX 40 series cards are still under embargo resulting in a distinct lack of third-party tests, we have been getting nuggets of information about their estimated performance. This time, Nvidia has released frame rate numb...

Fawad Murtaza, 07 Oct 2022 10:45

The RTX 4090 packs 16,384 CUDA cores. (Source: Nvidia, Sincerely Media on Unsplash-edited)

GeForce RTX 4090 performs up to 67% better than the RTX 3090 Ti in Geekbench 5's CUDA and OpenCL benchmarks

The RTX 4090 is Nvidia’s next-generation flagship GPU. The card is set to appear on store shelves starting October 12 at an MSRP of US$1,599. For that price, Nvidia promises up to 4x better performance than the RTX 3090 Ti. A set ...

Fawad Murtaza, 05 Oct 2022 10:06

Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition (Source: Intel)

New benchmarks of the Intel Arc A770 & A550 Limited Edition cards surface online showing noticeable improvements

With less than two weeks until their release, Intel's Arc A770 and A750 video cards are back on Geekbench. The new benchmark results show both cards close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, and the A770 is even faster in the OpenCL b...

Codrut Nistor, 02 Oct 2022 15:24

The Realme 10(?). (Source: FCC via SlashLeaks)

Rumor | Realme 10 4G will switch to a MediaTek processor, but will have the same OS and battery specs as its predecessor

The first signs of successors to the Realme 9 series of Android smartphones has allegedly arrived in the form of the 10 4G. Its apparent forebear had a Qualcomm SoC; however, this putative 2023 budget device has gone with a newer ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Oct 2022 14:58

The XOC team tests the 9 7950X. (Source: AMD)

Ryzen 9 7950X hailed by AMD as a Cinebench record-breaker on LN2

AMD now officially claims that the Ryzen 9 7950X has smashed its way to the top of the Cinebench benchmark's rankings for processors on LN2. The OEM's XOC team has reportedly broken the previous record set using that method of coo...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 26 Sep 2022 15:50

AMD's new "powerhouse" could pose some problems for Intel's Raptor Lake. (Image Source: thefilibusterblog)

AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X shows improved performance with new BIOS version, crushes competition in SiSoft Sandra review

The latest BIOS version offers a slight bump for the already stellar performance recorded in Geekbench 5 and SiSoft Sandra. Raptor Lake had better be prepared.

Bogdan Solca, 21 Sep 2022 20:04

Intel Core i5-13600KF lacks the iGPU of the Core i5-13600K. (Source: Intel-edited)

Intel Core i5-13600KF multi-core performance fails to impress in maiden Geekbench appearance

Information regarding the Intel Raptor Lake processors has been steadily leaking out over the past months. We have now seen the Core i9-13900K, the Core i7-13700KF, and the Core i5-13600K visit Geekbench for valid single-core and ...

Fawad Murtaza, 15 Sep 2022 13:08

Core i5-13600K is rumored to be a 14-core/20-thread CPU. (Source: Intel-edited)

Intel Core i5-13600K multi-core performance tramples the Ryzen 5 7600X in valid Geekbench entry

Thanks to frequent leaks, we don’t have to wait for an official announcement from Intel to get an idea about the performance of the Raptor Lake chips. Following the lead of the Core i9-13900K and the Core i7-13700KF, the Core i5-1...

Fawad Murtaza, 09 Sep 2022 13:09

Intel is presumably releasing the Raptor Lake CPUs in October. (Source: Intel-edited)

Early Core i9-13900K performance review displays incredible multi-core prowess, lower power draw, and cooler temps vs the Core i9-12900K

The Intel Raptor Lake CPUs are expected to bring good single-core and incredible multi-core boosts over the Alder Lake chips. A Chinese reviewer by the name of EJ Hardware has now tested an Intel Core i9-13900K ES against the Core...

Fawad Murtaza, 06 Sep 2022 09:56

Intel Core i7-13700K is reportedly a 16-core/24-thread CPU. (Source: Victoria_Borodinova on Pixabay and Intel-edited)

Intel Core i7-13700KF showcases beastly performance against the Ryzen 7 5800X and the Core i7-12700K in valid Geekbench entry

After AMD revealed the Zen 4 processors and their estimated performance against the Intel Alder Lake chips, all eyes are now on Intel Raptor Lake CPUs. If recent Geekbench listings of the Core i9-13900K and now the Core i7-13700KF...

Fawad Murtaza, 01 Sep 2022 10:29

Intel's 13th gen "Raptor Lake" is reportedly a 12th gen "Alder Lake" refresh. (Source: Intel)

Valid Intel Core i9-13900 Geekbench 5 showcase thrashes the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and the Ryzen 9 5950X

On the eve of the announcement of the AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors, Intel’s 13th gen “Raptor Lake” Core i9-13900 has made a stop at Geekbench, resulting in valid single and multi-threaded benchmarks. As expected, the chip comf...

Fawad Murtaza, 29 Aug 2022 12:17

Intel is reportedly announcing the 13th gen Raptor Lake chips on September 28. (Image Source: Intel)

Intel Core i9-13900K Geekbench performance destroys the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and the Ryzen 9 5950X

Intel Core i9-13900K is shaping up to be a multi-core beast thanks to a total of 24 cores (8 P-cores and 16 E-cores). The chip has now paid another visit to Geekbench, resulting in valid single-core and multi-core runs. The result...

Fawad Murtaza, 23 Aug 2022 10:57

Intel Core i9-13900K is reportedly a multi-core behemoth. (Source: Intel)

Intel Core i9-13900K demolishes the Ryzen 9 5950X with an up to 67% lead in multi-core Cinebench test but there is a huge power cost

According to a slew of leaked benchmarks, Intel’s 13th gen “Raptor Lake” processors are shaping up to be worthy upgrades over their predecessors. Now, we have a new set of Cinebench R23 test runs showing the performance of the Cor...

Fawad Murtaza, 09 Aug 2022 20:36

The X30 Pro and Razr 2022 will launch together, and may have just leaked together. (Source: Motorola)

Motorola Moto X30 Pro and Razr 2022 flagship smartphones allegedly make it onto Geekbench ahead of their launch

Motorola will debut its late-2022 Android flagship as the Moto X30 Pro in China (and, possibly, as the Edge 30 Ultra on a global scale thereafter) in August 2022. It is slated to launch alongside the new Razr foldable clamshell ph...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 25 Jul 2022 16:01

The 10T might look something like this. (Source: OnePlus)

OnePlus 10T: an alleged flagship Android smartphone variant with a freshly upgraded spec appears on Geekbench

The OnePlus 10T is projected to launch as a flagship smartphone that will break the OEM's current top limit for RAM soon. The SKU in question might just have shown up on Geekbench in a leak that could confirm its new selling point...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 20 Jul 2022 14:05

A Moto X30 Pro teaser. (Source: Motorola via Weibo)

Motorola Moto X30 Pro is outed as a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 flagship smartphone capable of seven-figure AnTuTu scores

Motorola's latest smartphone teasers have given rise to speculation that the device in question is its upcoming flagship with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 processor. Now, the OEM has decided to go ahead and confirm ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 04 Jul 2022 13:40

Fast Internet is no longer reserved for Starlink's Business tier (image: SpaceX)

Starlink satellite Internet prices are up but download speeds increase 38% in the US and 58% in Canada

Elon Musk's Starlink satellite Internet service is growing leaps and bounds, both in terms of monthly prices and when it comes to download speeds. Compared to the same period last year, Starlink speed have gone way up not only in ...

Daniel Zlatev, 28 Jun 2022 22:34

The Dimensity 8100 leads its market. (Source: MediaTek)

The Dimensity 8100 SoC tops the AnTuTu charts for its target Android smartphone segment in May 2022

AnTuTu has released its Android smartphone performance rankings for May 2022 by market tier. Of these, the sub-flagship segment has seen a lot of new releases in the same month. A selection of them now occupy the entire top 5 for ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Jun 2022 22:03

The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 makes its debut. (Source: Qualcomm)

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1: A new AnTuTu post demonstrates what the new flagship SoC can do with top-end Android smartphone specs

The Snapdragon 8 Plus (or 8+) Gen 1 chipset has just launched in conjunction with initial benchmarks purporting to establish the potential for seven-figure AnTuTu scores in the newly refreshed flagship. However, according to a new...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 22 May 2022 17:28

The Pixel 6a will reportedly be available in black, white, and green finishes. (Image source: Onleaks/91Mobiles)

Pixel 6a rumors: 4 highly intriguing specs

Google is expected to debut a more affordable smartphone to join its Pixel lineup, dubbed the Pixel 6a, at its Google I/O event on May 11. Offering many of the same features and performance for a fraction of the price, here is wha...

Brahm Shank, 20 Apr 2022 03:52