Primate Labs releases Geekbench 7, featuring larger, more demanding datasets for CPUs and GPUs, along with new video and audio encoding/decoding tests, and more (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)

Geekbench 7's enhanced benchmarking capabilities with larger datasets and new multimedia encoding/decoding tests provide IT leaders with more rigorous performance validation tools for evaluating hardware procurement decisions and infrastructure modernization initiatives. These more demanding workloads better reflect real-world applications in video processing, content creation, and media-heavy enterprise environments, enabling more accurate capacity planning and ROI assessments for technology investments. Organizations should expect updated baseline performance metrics across their existing systems and may need to reassess hardware refresh cycles based on these more stringent benchmarks.