Geekbench 7 launches with bigger workloads, $79 intro price
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- Primate Labs released Geekbench 7 with new video and audio encoding/decoding tests, a redesigned multi-core test, and larger, more demanding datasets for CPUs and GPUs to process.
- Geekbench 7's Pro license costs $99, with a launch discount of $79 available until August 6th, while the free tier is implied to follow Geekbench 6's pricing model.
- Geekbench 7 Pro enables offline benchmarking that isn't uploaded to the public Geekbench Browser, and the tool supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- New audio/video workloads in Geekbench 7 include AV1, Opus, model video conferencing, streaming, and content consumption tasks — with multi-core sections designed to only run multi-threaded when the modeled software actually behaves that way.
- Geekbench 6 scores are not compatible with Geekbench 7, forcing reviewers and enthusiasts to rerun benchmarks across their device libraries from scratch.
- The Verge notes Geekbench's short test runtime still favors measuring quick computing bursts rather than sustained thermal loads that can throttle CPUs and GPUs.
Why it matters: Every accumulated Geekbench 6 score from years of laptop and phone reviews just became obsolete, forcing testers to rebuild their comparison databases from zero. The $79 launch discount through August 6th lowers the entry cost for the Pro tier, while the addition of AV1 and streaming workloads pushes the benchmark closer to measuring what modern chips actually handle in daily use.
