Leaked Samsung Galaxy S24+ Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 benchmark reveals faster speed and powerful cores

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Alleged Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus benchmark reveals the new chipset's speed
One of the first alleged Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 benchmarks has popped up brandishing the expected model number of none other than one of the upcoming Galaxy S24 family of phones destined for the US market. 

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 specs on Samsung Galaxy S24+


While we can reasonably expect a tailored Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor for the Galaxy S24 series, just as Qualcomm and Samsung partnered on for their S23 predecessors, the processor core distribution is likely to remain the same as the "regular" 8 Gen 3 for other phones.

The Geekbench listing, unearthed by MySmartPrice reveals exactly what the rumored Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 specs referred to in terms of the expected 1+2+3+2 core configuration which should be distributed as follows:

  • 2x ARM A5xx "Silver" cores codenamed "Hayes"
  • 3x ARM A7xx "Gold" cores codenamed "Hunter"
  • 2x ARM "Hunter" A7xx "Titanium" cores
  • 1x ARM "Hunter ELP" Xx "Gold+" core

On the alleged Galaxy S24+ these are clocked higher than the "made for Galaxy" Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on the S23+ -  3.30GHz for the most powerful Gold+ core, then 3 x 3.15GHz, 2 x 2.96GHz, and 2 x 2.27GHz - indicating a more powerful chipset, possibly built on the newest 3nm production method.

In addition, the GPU is listed as Adreno 750, a step up from the Adreno 740 on the Galaxy S23 family which turned out pretty good under pressure and delivers sustained continuous performance. 

Samsung Galaxy S23 vs Galaxy S24 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 speed benchmark


As you can see from the comparison with the "for Galaxy" Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on the S23+, the S24+ performance score in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 benchmark is higher. This is likely brought about by the higher clock speed of the upper cores, and is a welcome development nonetheless. 


The fact that Samsung and Qualcomm may have deemed a higher Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 clock speed possible could mean that they have run the load tests and determined it won't overheat or enter throttling mode. This could bode well for a possible 3nm process of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, meaning that the S24 phones will be even more power-sipping than their predecessors. 

TSMC's 3nm node brings about a slight 15% bump in performance, but a big 30% cut in power consumption, so the Apple A17 in the iPhone 15 Pro may have a viable contender in the Galaxy S24 family's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 whose release is expected in October.

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