Geekbench 7 will push your computer or phone even harder for better benchmarking

Geekbench 7 introduces more rigorous performance testing with larger datasets, new audio/video encoding tests (including AV1 and Opus codecs), and redesigned multi-core workloads that better reflect real-world application behavior and sustained computing loads. For IT organizations, this represents an evolution in hardware evaluation methodology that can provide more accurate assessments of device capabilities for enterprise deployments and refresh cycles. The updated benchmarking tool will require organizations to recalibrate their hardware procurement standards and performance baselines, as Geekbench 7 scores are incompatible with previous versions.