Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, 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 7s Gen 3 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
- 662% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 0.537 TFLOPS)
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 Gb/s)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 103% faster single-core and 154% faster multi-core performance
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- 173% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 789K)
- Released 10 months later - (June 2025 vs August 2024)
- 32% Faster CPU clock speed (3300 MHz vs 2500 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
44
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
35
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
64
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
48
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 2500 +173%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
788,688
| CPU | 514,532 | 260,405 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 204,807 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 143,807 |
| UX | 310,881 | 179,669 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 788,688 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +103%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
1,163
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +154%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
3,206
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 1,163 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 3,206 |
General
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | August 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | SM7635 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
1x 2.5GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 2.4GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex-A520 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | 7 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 64 | 256 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 0.537 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | No |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 2x 16-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, UFS 2.2 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 30 FPS 1080p @ 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 30 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 HEIF/HEIC |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV, |
| Display Support | 4K | 2520 x 1080 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | Up to 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | Up to 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC |