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Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Exynos 2400
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Exynos 2400
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

We compared the 10-core Samsung Exynos 2400 (Samsung Xclipse 940) with the older 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (Adreno 730) SoC. Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (2)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2400
  • Performs 2x better in floating-point computations
  • Shows significantly better (up to 58%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2046K vs 1294K
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
  • Higher GPU frequency (~34%)
  • Supports 33% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 51.2 GB/s)
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (3210 vs 3000 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 2400
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 2400 +58%
2046435
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
1294871
CPU 698933 490530
GPU 637772 202615
Memory 301201 221583
UX 408529 380143
Total score 2046435 1294871
Samples [93 tests] [90 tests]
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GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
Asset compression 285.5 MB/sec 151.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 167.2 pages/sec 104.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 165.6 Mpixels/sec 124.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 168.2 images/sec 88.5 images/sec
HDR 207.3 Mpixels/sec 119.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 25.3 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Photo processing 63.9 images/sec 38.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.73 Mpixels/sec 4.49 Mpixels/sec
Samples 38 tests 54 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 2400 +186%
16273
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
5692
Background blur 28.2 images/sec 9.81 images/sec
Face detection 15 images/sec 4.42 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.6 Gpixels/sec 0.3 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.51 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.84 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 77.8 Gpixels/sec 15.8 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2872.5 FPS 1079.5 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 29 tests 30 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1769 729
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 13 FPS 5 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 8302 -
Graphics test 32 FPS -
Section 1 37 FPS -
Section 2 31 FPS -
Section 3 25 FPS -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3812 2255
Stability 57% 63%
Graphics test 22 FPS 13 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 2400 +27%
17172
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
13509
Web score 16695 13237
Video editing score 8032 7311
Data manipulation score 14884 10976
Photo editing score 35055 27827
Writing score 21619 15631
Phones tested 3 models 16 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 42 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 114 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 40 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Xiaomi Poco F4 GT
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 2400
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Rakson)AnTuTu 122303953
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Halil)AnTuTu 122426875
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 (Omar_syriangamerr)AnTuTu 122245977
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 -> Viljami22AnTuTu 122321618
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-11 -> S25fe6833AnTuTu 122388378
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> NoobMiokAnTuTu 121347204
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (staff)AnTuTu 121309554
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-29 (TSN_Hasan)Geekbench 7 CPU1167 / 3069
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Tema)CPU Throttle86%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex-X4
2x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520		 1x 3 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 10 8
Frequency 3210 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 5.3 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 730
Architecture RDNA 3 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1095 MHz 818 MHz
Pipelines 6 2
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 768 1024
FLOPS 3406.8 Gigaflops 1675.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.1
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 51.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5400 Snapdragon X65
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 12100 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2024 December 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9945 SM8450
Official page Samsung Exynos 2400 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Girtender January 19, 2024 at 02:17 AM
Hoping the S24 will surpass the S22. Regardless, an Exynos 2400 should unequivocally outperform the 2-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in terms of thermal efficiency and battery life.
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Sei March 2, 2026 at 07:12 AM
Damn right, that's such a low bar to surpass tho considering the garbage thermals and efficiency of the 8g1
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