ΑThere are several companies that make smartphones that start and give the upgrade to Android Pie, at a time when, as shown in Geekbench, Google has already started the development of Android Q and is testing it on the Pixel 3 XL.
It's too early to know what the next version of Google's operating system will be called, and it looks like Android Q development has begun, as it appears in Geekbench on the Pixel 3 XL. We may be developing the first early version of the new version of Android, with the Pixel 3 XL performing better in terms of multi-core testing, even though we have a very original version of the operating system.
Geekbench shows no differences in hardware compared to the current Pixel 3 XL, while it may be too early to know anything about Android Q, what is certain is that any devices released with this version will be compatible with Project Treble so they can receive the upgrades in no time. Besides, a few days ago Google announced that every device that will be released with Android Pie installed, will be compatible with Project Treble so that it will receive the upgrades faster compared to the past, something that will also apply to every new version of Android.
Finally, it's good to be wary of this Geekbench post as with a little editing in "build.prop", the developer can change the version name, with Geekbench and all benchmark apps reading how the device tested "running" the Android Q operating system, when in fact it will have some previous Android version.