Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, while the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 662 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
- 38% Faster CPU clock speed (3300 MHz vs 2400 MHz)
- 273% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 577K)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 132% faster single-core and 246% faster multi-core performance
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- Released 3 years and 1 month later - (June 2025 vs May 2022)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- 501% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 0.68 TFLOPS)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
41
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
34
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
64
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
46
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 2500 +273%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
577,238
| CPU | 514,532 | 168,774 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 170,394 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 115,759 |
| UX | 310,881 | 122,311 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 577,238 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +132%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
1,017
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +246%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
2,351
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 1,017 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 2,351 |
General
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | May 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | SM7450-AB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
1x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A710 3x 2.36 GHz - Cortex A710 4x 1.8 GHz - Cortex A510 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Adreno 662 |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 600 - 950 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 64 | 384 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 0.680 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | No |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
4K HDR at 30FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K | 2560 x 1600 (QHD+) |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | Up to 4.4 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |