How NVIDIA GB10 CPU Performance Compares To Vera

Written by Michael Larabel in Processors on 26 June 2026 at 11:50 AM EDT. Page 2 of 4. 3 Comments.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Build: defconfig, Target: x86-64. NVIDIA Vera was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Build: defconfig, Target: x86-64. NVIDIA Vera was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Build: allmodconfig, Target: x86-64. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.
Timed Linux Kernel Compilation benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Build: allmodconfig, Target: x86-64. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.

To no surprise Vera is much faster at code compilation than GB10 given the 20 core race against 88 cores / 176 threads. On a per-core basis, the Olympus cores come out well ahead of the Cortex X925 and A725 cores powering GB10.

Timed Node.js Compilation benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Time To Compile. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.
Timed Node.js Compilation benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Time To Compile. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.

For Node.js the Vera CPU performance yielded a Node.js build around 6.8x faster than Vera. Considering GB10 has a 140 Watt TDP compared to Vera's GB10, it's delivering more performance-per-Watt too with the Olympus cores.

7-Zip Compression benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Test: Compression Rating. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.
7-Zip Compression benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Test: Compression Rating. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.
7-Zip Compression benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Test: Decompression Rating. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.
7-Zip Compression benchmark with settings of Performance Per Thread, Test: Decompression Rating. Dell Pro Max GB10 was the fastest.

The 7-Zip performance both in raw throughput and performance per core shows how well positioned Vera is with its Olympus cores.

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