TechHive: Did Samsung game its Galaxy S4 benchmarks?

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Did Samsung game its Galaxy S4 benchmarks? Jul 31st 2013, 11:33, by Mark Hachman Did Samsung just get caught gaming benchmarks? A report by Anandtech, a site specializing in benchmarks and other performance-based analysis, uncovered a whopper on Tuesday: the site found code that apparently triggers the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 to run at a faster speed when certain benchmarks are performed. Specifically, Samsung—which manufactures the phone itself as well as the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa chip within it—apparently programmed the chip to run at its full rated speed of 533-MHz when in the presence of four benchmarks:  AnTuTu, Linpack, Benchmark Pi, and Quadrant. Otherwise, the site claimed, Samsung programmed the Exynos 5 Octa to run at 480-MHz during other times, even while playing games. TechHive tested the U.S. version of the Galaxy S4, which uses a Qualcomm APQ8064T chip, and found no such discrepancies. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: galaxys-211384369-small.jpg

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