Samsung S25 Ultra beats iPhone 16 Pro Max benchmark over higher processor clock

Typically, Qualcomm makes a custom Snapdragon processor version for Samsung, clocked higher, and tailored to its needs that are now revolving around artificial intelligence calculations.

Carrying the model number SM-S938B, that particular Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is firing on all cylinders with the pretty breathtaking Snapdragon for Galaxy clock speeds of 4.47 GHz for the performance cores and the jaw-dropping 3.53 GHz for the midrange efficiency cores.

Samsung needs all the speed it can get for its AI features, but Qualcomm has also been excellent with the power envelope of its late Snapdragon 8-series chipsets, keeping a lid on their battery consumption while churning out record scores, too.

Galaxy S25 Ultra benchmark scores | Image source – Geekbench

For comparison, the Geekbench 6 single-core score on the iPhone 16 Pro Max returns 3331 points in our testing, which beats the leaked S25 Ultra single-core number, but Samsung’s upcoming flagship destroys the iPhone in the multicore score.

There are still a few months left for Samsung to hone its 2025 Snapdragon for Galaxy order with Qualcomm, though, so the ever powerful iPhone Pro line may have finally met its performance match with Qualcomm’s later chipsets.