Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 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 8s Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 825 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
- 74% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 2.35 TFLOPS)
- 3% Faster CPU clock speed (3.30 GHz vs 3.20 GHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 9% faster single-core and 16% faster multi-core performance
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
Performance Scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
75
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
84
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
96
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
85
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 2500 +2%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,109,129
| CPU | 514,532 | 481,122 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 896,723 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 390,012 |
| UX | 310,881 | 341,272 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 2,109,129 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +9%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
2,160
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +16%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
6,989
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 2,160 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 6,989 |
General
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | April 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | SM8735 |
| 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 3.2 GHz - Cortex-X4 3x 3.01 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.80 GHz - Cortex-A720 2x 2.02 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1150 |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 64 | 512 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 2.35 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5x |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
4K @ 60FPS 1080p @ 480FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 8K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC AIFF CAF MP3 MP4 WAV |
| Display Support | 4K | WQHD+ @ 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Snapdragon X75 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | 4.2 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | QZSS, Galileo, Beidou, GLONASS, NavIC, GPS, GNSS |