Galaxy S26 Ultra Geekbench Leak Shows 19% Multi-Core Edge Over iPhone 17 Pro Max
A smartphone reportedly identified as the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra appeared in a Geekbench 6 benchmark listing with the model number SM-S948U.
The entry lists the operating system as Android 16 and describes the processor as a Qualcomm ARMv8 with an octa-core configuration consisting of two cores clocked at 4.74 GHz and six cores at 3.63 GHz.
The system reports 10.63 GB of memory. The benchmark was uploaded on February 19, 2026.
The Galaxy S26 Ultra achieved a single-core score of 3852 and a multi-core score of 11738 in the test.
Detailed single-core breakdown includes 3368 in file compression, 3315 in navigation, 3961 in HTML5 browser rendering, and 3825 in PDF rendering.
Multi-core results show 8316 in file compression, 12902 in navigation, 12927 in HTML5 browser, and 13765 in PDF rendering.
Other metrics cover areas such as photo library processing at 14840 multi-core, clang compilation at 18043 multi-core, and ray tracing at 14657 multi-core.
Compared to the iPhone 17 Pro Max, which records an average single-core score of 3792 and multi-core score of 9832 on the Geekbench browser aggregate, the S26 Ultra's multi-core result represents a lead of approximately 19%.
The single-core figures place the S26 Ultra ahead by about 1.65%. The iPhone 17 Pro Max uses Apple's A19 Pro chip clocked at 4.3 GHz.
The processor in the S26 Ultra aligns with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, which Qualcomm Technologies announced as the world's fastest mobile system-on-a-chip.
"With state-of-the-art performance, efficiency and on-device AI processing, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 delivers massive upgrades and experiences that users want today," the company stated in its release.
Qualcomm detailed the chip's capabilities in its product brief, noting:
"With up to 35% CPU power efficiency and 16% overall SoC power savings, you can enjoy sustained performance for longer."
The benchmark identifier specifies ARM implementer 81 architecture 8 variant 3 part 2 revision 1, with supported instruction sets including neon, aes, sha1, sha2, and sve.
The motherboard is listed as "Canoe" and the governor as "Walt." The base frequency stands at 3.63 GHz.
Source: Geekbench.
