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Days ahead of their official unveiling, Samsung’s Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra have surfaced in new benchmark entries on Geekbench. While the listings don’t reveal any new information, the benchmark scores can be a talking point. The scores of both devices have improved over the past couple of months or so, particularly in the multi-core CPU tests. It appears Samsung has optimized the software ahead of the market debut.
Galaxy S24 benchmark scores surge ahead of launch
We have long known that Samsung will ship the Galaxy S24 phones with two different chipsets. The Ultra model will arrive with an overclocked version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor globally. The other two models will also get the Snapdragon chip in the US, Canada, China, and a few other markets. However, they will be powered by Samsung’s in-house Exynos 2400 processor in the rest of the world.
Well, there are rumors of the Plus mode getting the Snapdragon in more markets than the vanilla Galaxy S24. But the gist is that they won’t exclusively feature the Qualcomm chip. Geekbench listings have already confirmed Samsung’s dual-chip strategy for these phones. While benchmarks never tell the full story, some early entries suggested a sub-par performance for the Exynos-powered Galaxy S24+ and Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S24 Ultra.
In one previous instance, the Plus model scored 2,067 in the single-core CPU test and 6,520 in the multi-core test. The Ultra scored 2,234 and 6,807, respectively. These scores aren’t the best in the segment. Thankfully, the devices are capable of delivering a better performance than that. In recent Geekbench runs, the Galaxy S24+ scored 2,193 and 6,895 while the Galaxy S24 Ultra scored 2,297 and 7,104, respectively.
As you can see, the scores have increased substantially, particularly the multi-core scores. If anything, this suggests Samsung’s continuous work on optimizing the software ahead of the launch. The Snapdragon chip still outperforms the Exynos but we are comparing two different phones. The Ultra is bigger and must have a more robust cooling system than the Plus. It’d be better to compare the Exynos and Snapdragon versions of the Galaxy S24+.
The new Samsung flagships are just around the corner
These benchmark entries for the upcoming Samsung flagships come just ahead of their official unveiling. The Korean behemoth has scheduled the launch event for January 17. All three models will debut on the same day and will be available for pre-order shortly, at least in most major markets. Samsung hasn’t announced pre-order benefits but we expect a free memory upgrade and some discount coupons.
