TECH NEWS – South Korea’s top phone outperformed Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max in multi-core tests.

The new benchmark comparison pitted Apple and Samsung’s top models currently on sale against each other. Samsung’s phone, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, came out on top in the multi-core score. Qualcomm’s latest chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which runs at a higher clock speed on all three models, played a major role in the results.

On Twitter, @Techinfosocials posted the Geekbench 6 score comparing the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Samsung’s device scored 10223, while Apple’s product scored 8553. This is a difference of 19.55%, which is far from the margin of error. But let’s not forget about the single-core test results. Here the tables are turned for the Cupertino company, with the most powerful model of the iPhone 16 scoring 3457 points and the Galaxy S25 Ultra scoring 3220. That’s a difference of 6.8%, which is no mean feat.

iPhone 16 Pro Max (A18 Pro) vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (SD 8 Elite for Galaxy) Geekbench 6 Scores:

3457 vs 3220 SCS
8553 vs 10223 MCS
on iOS 18.2.1 vs OneUI 7

S25 Ultra is a beast 👹 pic.twitter.com/NqGw2b4v1m

— TECH INFO (@TECHINFOSOCIALS) January 24, 2025

The performance-oriented cores of the Snapdragon 8 Elite run at 4.47 GHz instead of the standard 4.32 GHz. It was a wise decision on Samsung’s part to give the Galaxy S25 Ultra a significantly larger battery core, but this probably has no impact on the results, as Geekbench 6 is not designed for long-term stress testing. The device’s cooling system would also affect the results under prolonged stress.

Another problem with Geekbench 6 is that the results of the tests are not always applicable in real life. The score could be quite good, but a poor cooling system could cause a device to reduce clock speeds to avoid overheating, and this would be noticeable to the user beyond the fact that the phone would heat up in their hands.

So the tug-of-war between Samsung and Apple continues as to which of their devices is the more powerful.

Source: WCCFTech