The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge splashed down at the MWC and while their cameras and screens are the biggest improvements, they come with brand new chipsets, which we promptly benchmarked.
We tested both the S7 and S7 edge and the difference in form factor didn't make a difference in performance, so we united their scores.
Note that this is the Exynos 8890 chipset, which is built on a 14nm process and features a total of eight custom Samsung cores - four small and four big ones. They work in tandem with Mali-T880 GPU to deliver awesome performance.
AnTuTu 6 shows a sizeable jump in performance over the old guard, the S6 edge+.
Higher is better
Samsung broke away from the stock ARM Cortex cores, but comparing them to the Huawei Mate 8 (Kirin 950, 4x A72 + 4x A53) the two seem on par (we don't have single-core scores for the Mate 8 though).
Higher is better
Higher is better
The GPU proved strong at a fixed 1080p resolution, games can even run at native QHD resolution if they keep effects at a sane setting.
Note that the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium seems to top the Galaxy S7 in onscreen tests despite its 4K screen, but that's only because it runs most apps at 1080p.
Update Feb 25: The GFX 3.0 Manhattan (offscreen) score below has been updated as previously we had posted an incorrect, lower score.
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
Higher is better
The Samsung Galaxy S7 / S7 edge got its revenge in the Basemark ES 3.1 test though with a massive advantage.
Higher is better
Sorry about that, I meant that 4K would leave less resources behind to do the benchmarks as more power was being used to power the display. I realize I could (and should) have worded that better.
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