Subj : The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL has been benchmarked with monstrous RAM
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Date : Tue Jun 18 2024 11:30:05

The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL has been benchmarked with monstrous RAM but poor 
performance

Date:
Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:22:38 +0000

Description:
The rumored Google Pixel 9 Pro XL could have twice as much RAM as the Pixel 
8, but that hasn't led to good benchmark results.

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This year Google could have something new planned, as leaks suggest a Pixel 9 
Pro XL will sit above the standard Google Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro, and 
while you might expect such a phone to be seriously powerful, an early 
benchmark paints a mixed picture. 

Spotted by X user @QaM_Section31 (via NotebookCheck ), the Pixel 9 Pro XL is 
listed with 16GB of RAM on Geekbench , which is 4GB more than the 12GB in the 
Pixel 8 Pro , and double what you get in the Pixel 8 . 

Thats a promising amount, and could help with on-device AI tasks. But sadly 
the phones Tensor G4 chipset doesnt look so promising, as the device returned 
a single-core score of 1,950 and a multi-core result of 4,655. (Image credit: 
Geekbench) 

For reference, NotebookCheck claims that the Tensor G3 found in the current 
Pixel models returns an average single-core score of 1,711 and an average 
multi-core result of 4,382, in a database of tests taken by the site. 

So that would make the Tensor G4 only about 10% more powerful, and well 
behind the likes of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 used in most of the best Android 
phones , let alone the A17 Pro used in the iPhone 15 Pro Max . A second set 
of substandard scores 

Sadly, this Pixel 9 Pro XL result might not just be an anomaly, as a couple 
of days earlier the standard Pixel 9 seemingly appeared on Geekbench with the 
same chipset, and achieved even worse results, somehow falling behind even 
the Tensor G3. 

But that in itself calls these scores into question, because surely the 
Tensor G4 will be a more powerful chipset than the G3. Benchmark results can 
vary, so it could simply be that these two examples scored at the low end of 
what you can expect from the G4. And its also worth noting that since the 
Pixel 9 line isnt finished yet, this will be early versions of the phones, so 
the results could improve with release hardware and software. 

Still, its not a promising start, and suggests that if nothing else the 
Tensor line of chipsets will probably continue to trail behind most rivals 
for power. 

Its likely that the Google Pixel 9 trio will launch in October, so theres 
probably still at least a few months before well find out for sure how 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/the-google-pixel-9-pro-xl
-has-been-benchmarked-with-monstrous-ram-but-poor-performance


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