The first Geekbench result from a Samsung Galaxy S23 has been discovered, making it the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 result as well.
There is some speculation here, but the SM-S911U should be the US version of the S23, and the code name “Kalama” is almost certainly referring to Qualcomm’s next flagship chip.
The CPU has an unusual core configuration, with one prime core running at 3.36GHz, four mid cores running at 2.80GHz, and three small cores running at 2.02GHz. This is consistent with Ice Universe’s claim that the CPU will have a 1+2+2+3 configuration.
One Makalu-Elp prime core, two Makalu and two Matterhorn mid cores, and three Klein-R1 cores.
We’re not entirely sure what the distinction between Makalu and Matterhorn is, but according to some sources, the former is the improved Cortex-A715 and the latter is the original Cortex-A710 (the A715 is 20% more efficient and 5% faster than the A710).
Klein is an A510-based core, and the Makalu-Elp is almost certainly based on the Cortex-X3 (25% faster than the X2 according to ARM measurements).
The first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones will be available in a few months, and the Galaxy S23 will be available in 3-4 months, so we shouldn’t put too much stock in the benchmark results.
However, the results appear to be promising: the 8 Gen 1 inside the Galaxy S22 scores around 1,200/3,200 on single/multi-core tests, while the 8+ Gen 1 typically scores around 1,300/4,200.
Another thing to note from this test is that the base Galaxy S23 will have 8GB of RAM, just like its three predecessors.
And it will run Android 13, which comes as no surprise. Finally, the GPU is referred to as Adreno 740. (the Gen 1 chips used Adreno 730).
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