TL;DR Early benchmarks claiming to compare the Galaxy S26 and S26 Ultra have appeared online.
The Snapdragon-powered Ultra appears to lead Samsung’s Exynos model in single-core performance.
Multi-core scores are much closer, and we’re taking these pre-release benchmarks with a pinch of salt.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 launch is a matter of days away, and we already knew the Ultra would use a Qualcomm processor, while the regular S26 models would rely on Samsung’s Exynos chip. If a new report is accurate, we now have a clearer picture of how those chips might compare, with early benchmarks between the standard model Galaxy S26 and the Ultra.
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Greek outlet TechManiacs has shared screenshots of what it says are Geekbench 6.6.0 results for the Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26 Ultra. The Exynos 2600-powered Galaxy S26 is shown scoring 3,197 in single-core and 11,012 in multi-core. The Galaxy S26 Ultra, running the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, reportedly reaches 3,724 in single-core and 11,237 in multi-core.
Galaxy S26 Ultra Galaxy S26 base model
If those numbers are accurate, the biggest difference is in single-core performance, where the Ultra appears to be roughly 15% ahead. Multi-core results are much closer, with only a small gap between the two models in these tests.
The screenshots suggest the Snapdragon processor is running slightly overclocked, as the Galaxy version of the chipset does, which could have a hand in the single-core advantage. But as always with pre-release benchmarks, context matters. Early firmware, testing conditions, and thermal limits can all influence results.
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