Pixel 9 Series Benchmarks Leak: Tensor G4 Details Revealed

Pixel 9 Series Benchmarks Leak: Tensor G4 Details Revealed

Earlier this month, the Russian source Rozetked unveiled the first live images of the Google Pixel 9 phones. Now, the same source has disclosed core architecture details and preliminary benchmarks of Google’s Tensor G4 chips that power these devices.

The leak reveals that the Tensor G4 employs a 1+3+4 core configuration, featuring the powerful Cortex-X4 as the main core, three mid-range Cortex-A720 cores, and four energy-efficient Cortex-A520 cores.

Architectural Differences

This setup significantly differs from the original Tensor and G2’s 2+2+4 configuration and the Tensor G3’s 1+4+4 arrangement. Interestingly, Google seems to be reverting to an octa-core CPU layout, moving away from the nine-core design used in the Tensor G3.

Benchmark Performance

Here’s a comparison of the Tensor G4 against previous Tensor SoCs (via 9to5Google):

TensorTensor G2Tensor G3Tensor G4
2x Cortex-X1 (2.8 GHz)2x Cortex-X1 (2.85 GHz)1x Cortex-X3 (2.91 GHz)1x Cortex-X4 (3.1 GHz)
2x Cortex-A76 (2.25 GHz)2x Cortex-A78 (2.35 GHz)4x Cortex-A715 (2.37 GHz)3x Cortex-A720 (2.6 GHz)
4x Cortex-A55 (1.8 GHz)4x Cortex-A55 (1.8 GHz)4x Cortex-A510 (1.7 GHz)4x Cortex-A520 (1.95 GHz)

Early Benchmark Results

In terms of benchmarks, all devices scored over 1 million points on AnTuTu. Specifically, the base Pixel 9 achieved 1,016,167 points, the Pixel 9 Pro reached 1,148,452 points, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL scored 1,176,410 points.

The standard Pixel 8 scores around 900,000 points on AnTuTu, so the performance gain on the Pixel 9 is not very substantial.

However, these are early benchmarks on devices running pre-release software. Further software optimization and adjustments are expected, which should enhance the phone’s overall performance.


Pixel 9 Series Benchmarks Leak: Tensor G4 Details Revealed
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