Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Across 12 measured categories, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 comes out ahead.
I put the Samsung Exynos 2500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the Samsung Exynos 2500 runs the Samsung Xclipse 950 while the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 runs the Adreno 840. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
Samsung Exynos 2500
2 advantages
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Larger L3 cache
16 MB vs 8 MB
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS vs 3686 GFLOPS
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
6 advantages
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76% higher AnTuTu score
37.89 Lakhs vs 21.55 Lakhs
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49% faster Geekbench multi-core score
10,983 vs 7,361
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66% faster Geekbench single-core score
3,690 vs 2,228
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1,310 MHz higher CPU clock
4610 MHz vs 3300 MHz
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500 MHz higher RAM speed
5300 MHz vs 4800 MHz
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Newer storage standard
UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the Samsung Exynos 2500 and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | June 2025 | September 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | Samsung | Qualcomm |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | SM8850 |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
2 x 4.61 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) 6 x 3.63 GHz (3rd-gen Oryon cores) |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 12 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| TDP | 6 Watts | - |
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Adreno 840 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 64 | 512 |
| FLOPS | 4091.9 GFLOPS | 3686 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | - | Hexagon NPU |
| API Support | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | Vulkan 1.4, OpenCL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.2 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 84.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Camera Support | 320MP | 320 MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC, LDAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Snapdragon X85 |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 9.64 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 2.55 Gbps | 3.7 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 21,54,825 | 37,89,020 |
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| CPU | 5,14,532 | 10,80,698 |
| GPU | 9,46,368 | 14,29,751 |
| Memory | 3,83,044 | 4,06,941 |
| UX | 3,10,881 | 8,71,630 |
| Single-Core | 2,228 | 3,690 |
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| Multi-Core | 7,361 | 10,983 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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