Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snpadragon 6 Gen 4
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Snapdragon 6 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 6 Gen 4 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Adreno 810 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
- Geekbench 6 shows 122% faster single-core and 170% faster multi-core performance
- 193% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 735K)
- 43% Faster CPU clock speed (3300 MHz vs 2300 MHz)
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- 200% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s)
- 793% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 0.458 TFLOPS)
- 50% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 3200 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
43
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
38
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
63
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
48
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 2500 +193%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
734,933
| CPU | 514,532 | 232,592 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 178,229 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 160,014 |
| UX | 310,881 | 164,098 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 734,933 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +122%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
1,062
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +170%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
3,011
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 1,062 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 3,011 |
General
| SoC Name | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | February 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | SM6650 |
| 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 2.3GHz - Cortex A720 3x 2.2GHz - Cortex A720 4x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | - |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | 5 W |
GPU
| GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Architecture | AMD RDNA 3 | Adreno |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 895 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | Hexagon NPU |
| Shading Units | 64 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 0.458 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | No |
| Max Refresh Rate | 4K @ 120Hz | 144Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 / LPDDR4X |
| 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 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 200MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 1080p+ |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 30FPS HDR10 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, aptX Adaptive, LDAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | Snapdragon X62 5G |
| 4G | Yes | LTE-A |
| 5G | Yes | Sub-6GHz & mmWave |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | 2.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | 1.6 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |