Google Pixel 9 Tensor G4 scores lower than Tensor G3 on Geekbench tests
The Tensor G3-powered Google Pixel 8 series was unveiled last October. The Pixel 9 series is expected to debut in October with Google’s Tensor G4 SoC. While we wait for the official announcement, a vanilla Pixel 9 has apparently surfaced on the Geekbench benchmarking website with a Tensor G4 chip. Google’s alleged in-house mobile processor appears to be slower than the Tensor G3. The benchmark listing also confirms the presence of 8GB of RAM onboard.
Google Pixel 9 surfaces on Geekbench
The Pixel 9 surfaced on the Geekbench website on June 14, indicating that it could come with Android 14 and 8GB of onboard RAM. The listing shows 1,653 points in single-core testing and 3,313 points in multi-core testing. These performance scores are unimpressive compared to the scores of last year’s Pixel 8 series, and lower than the scores of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
According to the listing, the Pixel 9 will be powered by a chipset codenamed “Tokay” that is believed to be paired with the Tensor G4 SoC. The next-generation custom processor for Google’s Pixel 9 is listed as an octa-core CPU setup with one primary CPU core running at 3.10GHz, three mid-cores clocked at 2.60GHz, and four cores maxing out at 1.95GHz. For comparison, the Tensor G3 has nine CPU cores.
The Tensor G4 was previously reported to bring upgrades over the Tensor G3. The Pixel 9 is said to have an AnTuTu score of 1,071,616, which is slightly higher than the Tensor G3-powered Pixel 8’s score of around 9,00,000. The Pixel 9 series is still in the early stages of its development cycle and there is a possibility that the benchmark tests were conducted on a dummy unit. Hence, it’s advisable to take these scores with a pinch of salt.
Google is likely to introduce the Pixel 9 series alongside the Pixel Fold 2 in October. The standard Pixel 9 is said to feature a 6.24-inch display, while the Pro model could sport a 6.34-inch screen.
