Samsungis gearing up to launch theGalaxy S25 Ultra, powered by a customized version of Qualcomm’s latestSnapdragon 8 Eliteprocessor, specifically tailored as a “For Galaxy” edition. This chipset, built on a 3nm process, promises substantial improvements over previous generations, with Qualcomm touting a 45% CPU performance increase and a 44% boost in power efficiency.
Galaxy S25 Ultra on Geekbench with improved scores
These upgrades align with the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s recent benchmark scores on Geekbench, where the device, identified by model number “SM-S938U,” achieves single-core and multi-core scores of 3,148 and 10,236, respectively.
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This reflects a nearly 35% boost in single-core and a 45% jump in multi-core performance over the Galaxy S24 Ultra, which scores around 2,200 and 7,100 points in the respective tests.
For those unfamiliar, the S25 Ultrapreviously surfacedon the platform with single-core and multi-core scores of 3069 and 9080, respectively. So there have been some sort of improvement in heat dissipation or performance optimization that enables the phone reach higher scores.
Samsung had reportedly beentestingits own Exynos 2500 chipset for the Galaxy S25 line but appears to have committed to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite for mass production, potentially limiting the Exynos 2500 to select markets. While the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s early scores fall just below those achieved by theOnePlus 13‘s standard Snapdragon 8 Elite (3,296 in single-core), Samsung’s “For Galaxy” chip tuning might improve the performance and stability even further by the time the phone hits the market.
Moreover, Samsung has retained its configuration of 12 GB RAM for the Galaxy S25 Ultra, consistent since the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Samsung is expected to maintain its established design language for the Galaxy S25 and S25 Plus, while rumors suggest a significant redesign for the Ultra model. The S25 Ultra could finally come with rounded corners and a completely flat display, similar to the other two models.