Early benchmarks suggest the Poco F8 Pro could be a multi-core powerhouse. In preliminary testing, it shows roughly a 10% jump in single-core performance over its predecessor and an even more striking uplift of over 38% in multi-core tasks, thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Elite and its Oryon Gen 2 cores.
There is a twist, though. Despite those gains, the Poco F8 Pro’s single-core score currently trails every other Snapdragon 8 Elite phone tested so far. It even falls slightly behind the Poco F7 Ultra’s average single-core result of 2,309 when that device runs without its performance mode enabled. That gap likely comes down to early software. The F8 Pro appears to be running pre-release firmware, which often leaves performance headroom on the table until final tuning is complete.
Where the F8 Pro shines most is in multi-core performance. Even at this early stage, it posts around 10% higher multi-core numbers than Snapdragon 8 Elite rivals such as the RedMagic Astra and Razr 60 Ultra in Geekbench tests. It also edges out the Poco F7 Ultra and the Oppo Find N5 in multi-core by about 4% and 3%, respectively.
Taken together, these results point to a device that’s already competitive and likely to improve as launch-ready software lands. Expect this Geekbench appearance to be the first of many data points leading up to the Poco F8 Pro’s debut early next year, with more polished performance likely to close the single-core gap while preserving its strong multi-core lead.
