Snapdragon 8 Ultimate Edition: Stronger single-core performance, with a main frequency of up to 4.32GHz and equipped with a 12MB large cache. Provides more stable frame rates in high-load games (such as "Honkai: Star Rail").34 Snapdragon 8 Gen5: Overtakes in multi-core performance (Geekbench multi-core 10,460 points vs 9,773 points), but slightly lower in single-core (3,055 points vs 3,161 points), with slightly weaker performance in large-scale games.15 Below are videos comparing the performance of Snapdragon 8 Gen5 and Snapdragon 8 Ultimate Edition:
 01:13 Wrong, wrong, wrong, the Snapdragon 8 Gen5 is a single-core chip Bilibili  01:06 The Snapdragon 8 Gen5 is actually an underclocked version of the 8 Elite Gen5 Kuaishou Short Video 🔋 Power Consumption & Efficiency Snapdragon 8 Gen5: Uses TSMC's N3P process, reducing power consumption by 13%, offering better battery life, and suitable for long-term use.16 Snapdragon 8 Ultimate Edition: High performance brings higher power consumption, requiring stronger cooling support.27 Below is a video about the energy efficiency of the Snapdragon 8 Gen5:
 01:37 3X Fast forwarding Long press the video to watch at double speed 📸 Features Imaging capability: Ultimate Edition supports 8K video recording, 320MP photography, and AI night scene enhancement; Gen5 only supports 4K/120fps recording.28 AI and Networking: Ultimate Edition has stronger AI performance (supports 70+ tokens/s on-device processing) and faster 5G/Wi-Fi speeds; Gen5 meets basic AI needs.23 Summary: Choose the Ultimate Edition for heavy gaming or professional imaging; choose Gen5 for better battery life, value for money, and daily use.
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Performance
Snapdragon 8 Ultimate Edition: Stronger single-core performance, with a main frequency of up to 4.32GHz and equipped with a 12MB large cache. Provides more stable frame rates in high-load games (such as "Honkai: Star Rail").34
Snapdragon 8 Gen5: Overtakes in multi-core performance (Geekbench multi-core 10,460 points vs 9,773 points), but slightly lower in single-core (3,055 points vs 3,161 points), with slightly weaker performance in large-scale games.15
Below are videos comparing the performance of Snapdragon 8 Gen5 and Snapdragon 8 Ultimate Edition:

01:13
Wrong, wrong, wrong, the Snapdragon 8 Gen5 is a single-core chip
Bilibili

01:06
The Snapdragon 8 Gen5 is actually an underclocked version of the 8 Elite Gen5
Kuaishou Short Video
🔋 Power Consumption & Efficiency
Snapdragon 8 Gen5: Uses TSMC's N3P process, reducing power consumption by 13%, offering better battery life, and suitable for long-term use.16
Snapdragon 8 Ultimate Edition: High performance brings higher power consumption, requiring stronger cooling support.27
Below is a video about the energy efficiency of the Snapdragon 8 Gen5:

01:37
3X
Fast forwarding
Long press the video to watch at double speed
📸 Features
Imaging capability: Ultimate Edition supports 8K video recording, 320MP photography, and AI night scene enhancement; Gen5 only supports 4K/120fps recording.28
AI and Networking: Ultimate Edition has stronger AI performance (supports 70+ tokens/s on-device processing) and faster 5G/Wi-Fi speeds; Gen5 meets basic AI needs.23
Summary: Choose the Ultimate Edition for heavy gaming or professional imaging; choose Gen5 for better battery life, value for money, and daily use.