Google Pixel 7 Pro appears in benchmarks

Google has previously announced that it will hold a Pixel event on October 6, 2022, at 10 a.m. EST with the theme “It’s all coming together this fall”. The official release of the new generation of Pixel 7 series smartphones shown at this year’s Google I/O 2022 developer conference will be equipped with the second-generation Tensor chip, the Tensor G2.

Recently, Twitter user @Za_Raczke found that the Pixel 7 Pro appeared on Geekbench 5, and its Tensor G2, which is manufactured by Samsung’s 4nm process, seems to be unsatisfactory in terms of performance. The results show that the Tensor G2 scored 1068 points and 3149 points in the single-core and multi-core benchmark performance tests, respectively, while the Lenovo Savior 2 Pro equipped with the Snapdragon 888 scored 1115 points and 3581 points, respectively.

The architecture of Tensor G2 in the CPU part is not the same as many SoCs. It is a 2+2+4 tri-cluster architecture, including two Cortex-X1@2.85GHz cores, two Cortex-A76@2.35GHz cores, and four Cortex-A55@1.80GHz cores. It is not ruled out that the Pixel 7 Pro that appeared on Geekbench 5 is an engineering sample, and the Tensor G2 is running at a lower frequency.

Of course, the benchmark test results do not represent the actual experience. Through optimization, the user experience can be improved. After all, the performance of the Snapdragon 888 is sufficient for most users. Tensor comes with TPU for AI operations and other modules for specific tasks. There have been recent reports that Samsung is testing several new SoCs, one of which may be the next-generation Tensor chip for the Pixel 8 series to be released in 2023, and rumors that Google has decided to use Samsung’s 3nm process.