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Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

The Samsung Exynos 2500 leads the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 by 23% on AnTuTu v11 (21.55 Lakhs vs 17.56 Lakhs) and is 15% faster in Geekbench single-core and 46% in multi-core. Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 does better: 2% higher peak CPU clock (3.36 GHz vs 3.3 GHz).

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 vs Samsung Exynos 2500: key differences

Where the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 leads

  • 2% higher peak CPU clock

    3.36 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Where the Samsung Exynos 2500 leads

  • Newer Arm instruction set

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A

  • 2x larger L3 cache

    16 MB vs 8 MB

  • Smaller process node

    3 nm vs 4 nm

  • 85% more GPU compute power

    4091.9 GFLOPS vs 2208.8 GFLOPS

  • 14% faster RAM

    4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0

  • 23% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    21.55 Lakhs vs 17.56 Lakhs

  • 46% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    7,361 vs 5,037

  • 15% faster in Geekbench single-core

    2,228 vs 1,942

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+23% faster
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 17,56,001
Exynos 2500 21,54,825

Geekbench Single-Core

+15% faster
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1,942
Exynos 2500 2,228

Geekbench Multi-Core

+46% faster
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 5,037
Exynos 2500 7,361

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Exynos 2500

Overview

Launch Date
November 2022
June 2025
Chipset Class
Flagship
Flagship
Manufacturer
Qualcomm
Samsung
Model Number
SM8550-AB, SM8550-AC2
S5E9955

CPU

Total Cores
8
10
Core Configuration
1x 3.2 GHz - Cortex X3
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A715
2x 2.8 GHz - Cortex A710
3x 2 GHz - Cortex A510
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925
2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725
5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725
2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
Max Frequency
3360 MHz
3300 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9-A
ARMv9.2-A
Process Node
4 nm
3 nm
Manufacturing
TSMC
Samsung
L2 Cache
1 MB
11 MB
L3 Cache
8 MB
16 MB
TDP
8.5 W
6 Watts

GPU

GPU Name
Adreno 740
Samsung Xclipse 950
GPU Frequency
680 MHz
999 MHz
Shading Units
1024
64
FLOPS
2208.8 GFLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
Yes
Yes
NPU
Hexagon NPU
-
API Support
Vulkan 1.3, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2
OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency
4200 MHz
4800 MHz
Memory Bus
4x16-bit
4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth
67.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Max RAM Size
24 GB
24 GB
Storage Type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
UFS 4.0

Camera & Display

Camera Support
200 MP
320MP
Video Capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS, 720p at 960FPS
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Max Display Resolution
4K
4K
Video Playback
8K HDR at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
8K at 30FPS
Video Codecs
H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1
Audio Codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3

Connectivity

Modem
Snapdragon X70 5G
Exynos 5400 5G
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
10 Gbps
9.64 Gbps
Upload Speed
3.5 Gbps
2.55 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
7
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Exynos 2500

AnTuTu v11

Total
17,56,001
21,54,825
CPU
5,58,984
5,14,532
GPU
4,39,885
9,46,368
Memory
3,01,880
3,83,044
UX
4,55,252
3,10,881

Geekbench

Single-Core
1,942
2,228
Multi-Core
5,037
7,361

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+9 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 78
Exynos 2500 87

CPU Score

+17 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 64
Exynos 2500 81

GPU Score

+6 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 79
Exynos 2500 85

Memory Score

+5 points
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 90
Exynos 2500 95

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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