Geekbench 7 will push your computer or phone even harder for better benchmarking
Primate Labs has released Geekbench 7, an updated benchmarking tool featuring more demanding datasets and new tests for modern workloads like AV1 and video conferencing. The update aims to better reflect the performance demands of contemporary hardware and software.
Why it matters
Standardized benchmarking tools are critical for consumers and professionals to evaluate hardware performance across different computing platforms.
Primate Labs is releasing Geekbench 7, the latest generation of its popular benchmarking tool. Geekbench 7 features new video and audio encoding / decoding tests, a redesigned multi-core test, and larger, more demanding datasets for CPUs and GPUs to crunch through. It otherwise looks and acts just like Geekbench 6, and a Pro license will cost the same $99 (discounted to $79 until August 6th).
A Geekbench 7 Pro license allows for offline benchmarking that doesn’t get uploaded to the Geekbench Browser, and it still covers all compatible desktop platforms of Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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