Samsung may be testing the Galaxy S25 Ultra with two different Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 variants. Yesterday, we saw the US version of the phone in a benchmark run, achieving impressive scores. The global version of the device has now surfaced on the same benchmarking platform. And surprise, surprise! Its Snapdragon processor has substantially faster CPU cores.
New Galaxy S25 Ultra benchmark hints at two Snapdragon variants
The Galaxy S25 Ultra’s global version (model number SM-S938B) recently appeared on Geekbench with a Qualcomm chipset. For the most part, the chipset looks identical to the one we saw in the US version yesterday. However, when it comes to the CPU speed, it’s a league apart. The chip has its two prime CPU cores clocked at a staggering 4.47GHz, while the six mid-cores run at 3.53GHz.
Yesterday’s Geekbench listing showed speeds of 4.19GHz and 2.90GHz for the two CPU clusters. We know Samsung overclocked Snapdragon processors in its S series flagships. If the new benchmark run has this overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, then the older one probably uses the standard version. However, it isn’t common for the company to use both in the same lineup.
To add to the confusion, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 previously appeared on Geekbench with speeds of 4.09GHz and 2.78GHz. It’s unclear which is the standard version and which is the Samsung-exclusive overclocked chipset. More importantly, it looks like Samsung is testing two variants of the chipset in the Galaxy S25 Ultra. Time will tell if it uses both variants in commercial units.
The latest benchmark run for the upcoming flagship yielded scores of 3,011 (single-core) and 9,706 (multi-core). That’s a massive boost in multi-core performance compared to the US version’s score of 9,080. Samsung will launch the Galaxy S25 series in January 2025, so more benchmark testings in the coming weeks. The Galaxy S25 Ultra is shaping up to be a performance powerhouse and we can’t wait for it.
