There have been previous allegations that Samsung has been inflating its benchmark scores by dynamically “overclocking” the Galaxy S4′s processors to give higher scores which aren’t normally available in day-to-day operation. Samsung quickly responded to these allegations saying that this processing power is also available in several other apps though we felt we should take Samsung’s comments with a a grain of salt.
According to Ars Technica‘s findings, it could be possible that we were right to be suspicious. Ars conducted a Geekbench benchmark test with both the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the LG G2, both new smartphones possessing the exact same Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, assuming that they would get similar results. In fact, the Note 3 returned 20% higher scores than the G2, perhaps a sign that the Note 3′s scores were being inflated by some boosting software. To check their hypothesis, Ars masked the name of the Geekbench app and performed the same benchmark test, and lo and behold, the results returned this time were far more comparable to the LG G2 (though marginally higher) as seen in the graphs above.
As mentioned earlier, Samsung‘s statement regarding the Galaxy S4′s boosting ability is that it was available to certain other apps like the Gallery, Camera and Video Player, Ars has been unable to confirm that the boosting in the Note 3 is even applicable to these or any other apps. It’s obvious this was all implemented to put themselves at the front of the new flagships pack, however we question if it’s even necessary to do so if this performance will never be accessible by the people who want it most, us.
What do you think about Samsung potentially inflating the benchmark scores on the Galaxy Note 3? Let us know in the comments.
Source: Ars Technica via Phandroid