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Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Exynos 2400
VS
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Exynos 2400
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We compared the 10-core Samsung Exynos 2400 (Samsung Xclipse 940) with the older 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Adreno 740) 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 (29)

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
  • Higher GPU frequency (~61%)
  • Performs 63% better in floating-point computations
  • Has 2 more cores
  • Shows better (up to 16%) AnTuTu 11 score – 2046K vs 1757K
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 2400
vs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 2400 +16%
2046435
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
1757044
CPU 698933 553922
GPU 637772 434880
Memory 301201 311861
UX 408529 456381
Total score 2046435 1757044
Samples [93 tests] [238 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

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 218.9 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 167.2 pages/sec 145.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 165.6 Mpixels/sec 168.3 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 168.2 images/sec 133 images/sec
HDR 207.3 Mpixels/sec 167.2 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 25.3 images/sec 18.8 images/sec
Photo processing 63.9 images/sec 34.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 7.73 Mpixels/sec 5.78 Mpixels/sec
Samples 38 tests 132 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Background blur 28.2 images/sec 12.3 images/sec
Face detection 15 images/sec 5.1 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.6 Gpixels/sec 0.53 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.51 Gpixels/sec 0.56 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.84 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.22 Gpixels/sec 0.12 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 77.8 Gpixels/sec 32.6 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 2872.5 FPS 2177.4 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 29 tests 66 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 1769 1092
Stability 67% 67%
Graphics test 13 FPS 8 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score 8302 5312
Stability - 67%
Graphics test 32 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 37 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 17 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 3812 3667
Stability 57% 45%
Graphics test 22 FPS 21 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 2400 +10%
17172
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
15557
Web score 16695 13957
Video editing score 8032 7265
Data manipulation score 14884 14272
Photo editing score 35055 32179
Writing score 21619 17828
Phones tested 3 models 9 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 90 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 56 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 118 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 120 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 59 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8 Pro
1116 x 2480
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“˜ 2026-10-03 (matthew ajero)AnTuTu 122377317
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
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> KarlderaLGeekbench 6 CPU2065 / 5707
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Gordon)AnTuTu 121994946
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (ArJasonStathem)AnTuTu 121979341
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Fraeier)AnTuTu 111779881
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 -> ThekinggoatAnTuTu 121914947
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715
2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 10 8
Frequency 3210 MHz 3200 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - 16 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 8.5 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 940 Adreno 740
Architecture RDNA 3 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 1095 MHz 680 MHz
Pipelines 6 3
Shading units 128 512
Total shaders 768 1536
FLOPS 3406.8 Gigaflops 2089 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 2.0
DirectX version 12.1 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.2 Gb/s 67.2 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
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 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5400 Snapdragon X70
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 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced January 2024 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9945 SM8550-AB
Official page Samsung Exynos 2400 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Further details
Notes on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2:
    - There's also the "Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy," which only differs by having a 160 MHz higher CPU clock and a 39 MHz higher GPU clock, resulting in 2208.8 GFLOPS for the GPU. Generally, you won't notice this difference in real-life usage, including games.

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Comments

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MZRT-343 July 25, 2026 at 08:12 AM
You'll get better gaming performance on SD 8 Gen 2 despite the benchmarks stating otherwise. This is because game developers will prioritise more popular SoCs to save time and money. There's not many phone models using Exynos SoCs so they'll just give you the bare minimum general optimisation. The only devs I've seen make chip-specific optimisations for 2400 are the PUBG devs. Codm is still stuck on 90fps instead of 120fps in BR despite 2400 being more slightly powerful than 8 gen 2 in raw performance. 8 gen 2 with arena breakout you can max out graphics and still get 120fps. So if you plan on gaming on a Samsung, always opt for the Snapdragon variant.
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CPU Specialist June 7, 2025 at 03:51 PM
Wow! Exynos 2400 completely destroy 8 gen 2. I thought that exynos was worst than 8 gen 2
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Joe May 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
All these rubbish talk of exynos being poor in battery efficiency + heating. Its all propaganda made by gaming losers. Buy and use one to know the difference. I still have the s21+ with E2100 and its running well without any issues, in fact the battery lasts for its yesteryear standards. There's no major decline in its efficiency. And thats 4 years old. Recently I got the S24+ where samsung are clearing stocks of demo units. It is also running without any issues and the battery lasts me almost 3 days with normal usage. The only downside is the charging speed regulation cause 70% of the time it charges at 15-20w. It only uses the 35-45w @ 20% battery to 40%. Everything above that it regulates back to 15w. Its really annoying. But I guess thats how samsung flagship phone batteries last for at least for 4-5 years. If your concern is about battery efficiency and heating, stop worrying. It works absolutely fine, not sure about gaming, you need to check with the losers of mobile phone gaming
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Space June 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So true bro although u have way faster chipset than me, my exynos 1380 also feel smooth and gives a really good performance in day to day tasks and even some high end games, I head people say it gets hotter but in reality snapdragon gets more hotter than exynos cuz I have 7 gen 2 phone and it throttles so quickly cuz it has poor thermal management, but yeah exynos is not bad at all
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SOC master February 16, 2025 at 03:50 PM
Why nobody talks about Modems for connectivity ? It is very critical for daily phone usage . My s24 is struggling for maintaining 5g in rural areas where my friends oneplus with snapdragon processor stays in 5g with very high speed network.
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kem February 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
cuz Qualcomm modem is faster and have a lot of coverage even if you use WiFi youll notice
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SOC master February 23, 2025 at 03:31 AM
kem, Not only WiFi , snapdragon performs better in low network areas , where snapdragon give consistent 5g speed , Exynos struggling with maintaining 5g and continuous switched to 4g .
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Akinbey August 20, 2024 at 09:49 AM
My S23 (256) phone got 2065 single-core and 5333 multi-core points.
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Jesus February 14, 2025 at 09:55 PM
128 points and you reached the single core of the gen 3.
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MediaTeker February 24, 2024 at 12:11 PM
We should all be talking about MediaTek, a chip that is far more powerful, energy-efficient, and superior in thermal performance than any other in the world. Users around the globe don't just need flagship chips, they also require sub-premium, mid-range, and low-end options. It's unfortunate that no other brand seems to offer anything in these ranges.
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Joe August 1, 2024 at 07:37 PM
Bro, I swear Exynos and Kirin are more and more powerful than any chip and Dimensity Media is also strong. But my friend, it is the propaganda used by *a country without mentioning names* which has its own interest in its own companies (Apple - Snapdragon - Google) to be the first in the technical field, especially the processors and chips for artificial intelligence and other technology that will dominate the world in the coming years.
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Taqiyshi January 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM
It appears that the Exynos 2400 was actually made for the Galaxy S23 series; unfortunately.
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Ornayen January 20, 2024 at 02:33 AM
I won't upgrade my SD 8 Gen 2 until it reaches an Antutu score of 3,000K or higher.
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Lol August 24, 2024 at 07:58 PM
Early leaks of 8 gen 4 shows over 3 million
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iShowSpeed November 28, 2025 at 03:40 AM
What do you guys do with 3M. Just for using whatsapp, and social stuff 😭
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Bob January 6, 2024 at 11:07 AM
If you have a Samsung S23 in the UK, there is no reason to upgrade to S24 at all. There is barely any improvement thanks to Samsung dumping an Exynos chip in.
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BOB January 20, 2024 at 01:10 PM
Imagine having an S23 and already wanting to upgrade to an S24.
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LeoG January 26, 2024 at 03:37 AM
BOB, Samsung's preorder and trade-in offers make it seemingly worthwhile to upgrade, if the S24 were a substantial upgrade, which it's not by any means. I could have ordered the S24 with an attractive preorder offer: - Free storage upgrade from 128GB to 256GB, which means paying 899€ instead of 959€ (here in Germany) - A student discount of 15%, reducing the price to 765€ - Trade-in offer for my S23, including a trade-in bonus of 50€, amounting to 450€. This brings the total price down to 315€. - A 1-year free Samsung Care, normally priced at 60-80€ In comparison with other companies like Apple, these are rather attractive offers. However, the S24's Exynos chip in Europe is not noticeably better than the S23's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The camera hardware is identical, and charging speed, WiFi 6e, Bluetooth 5.3, and so forth, remain the same. The S24's screen gets a bit brighter under specific circumstances, but that's pretty much all there is, other than a slightly different form factor. The AI enhancements will also be available via an upgrade for the S23 soon.
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Exynos January 2, 2024 at 07:42 AM
I don't know much about this chip in real life, but here's some advice from my side. You should work on improving the stability, unlike the previous Exynos chips, and ensure lag-free performance. Wishing you all the best for the new Exynos chip in the S24 and S24+.
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Daine Ramos Quitco January 18, 2024 at 03:11 PM
Samsung utilized the Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging technology in the Exynos 2400 to enhance thermal management.
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Richard January 22, 2024 at 08:51 AM
Daine Ramos Quitco, I'm not a technician, but I read on another forum that the Exynos 2400 runs at 43+ degrees Celsius under load, while the Snapdragon Gen 3 operates at 38 degrees Celsius. I would imagine this impacts the battery life as well.
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Pop January 25, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Richard, The SD 8 Gen 3 devices also run hot. Have you seen the Redmagic 9 review on GSMArena? Despite being a gaming phone equipped with a dedicated fan and a large vapor chamber for cooling, it was unable to complete the 3DMark test because of overheating (I'm talking about reaching temperatures over 50Β°C, not just heating up).
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niuso February 6, 2024 at 02:37 PM
Pop, Well, 50Β°C isn't exactly overheating. It's built for temperatures like that. If it reached 70Β°C or 80Β°C, it would start some action to cool itself down, wouldn't it? Not sure.
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Pop February 15, 2024 at 05:46 PM
niuso, Temperatures above 47-48Β°C can burn your hand if sustained for an hour or more. I'm surprised that while everyone talks about the non-existent "efficiency issues" of the Exynos 2400, no one addresses the heating issues of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
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Non-existing February 21, 2024 at 07:55 PM
Pop, @pop Exynos is known to have an inefficient/inferior modem compared to Snapdragon's. Most big tech reviewers that are sponsored don't thoroughly test the device and only mention battery life while using WiFi. Even when not actively using 5g, I can see that Exynos has a much weaker signal strength/reception and this all adds to a higher power consumption. The Idle battery drain is also more than I would like to see. This has been a known thing since Exynos came around and despite Samsung refining/optimizing their SoC, the modem is what drags it (the battery) down...
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Samet April 22, 2024 at 08:34 PM
Non-existing, Very true. I wish they would use snapdragon modems.
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Bruv June 13, 2024 at 07:17 AM
Pop, Are you talking about battery temperature or CPU? Because if it's the battery, then that's bad.
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Truth January 18, 2025 at 04:00 AM
Non-existing, It's changed with Exynos 2400 , the s24 is very balanced in terms of power consumption. Them Exynos 5300 modem is as effective and efficient as the Snapdragon's x70
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ahmad August 25, 2026 at 05:36 PM
Non-existing, I bought the S25fe for about 430$ and it seems to run pretty well. We don't even have 5G in our country, so I didn't have a chance to test out the battery drain over 5G networks. Other than that, I've played Delta Force, COD Mobile, and PUBG. COD seems to maintain 120 fps under long sessions, and PUBG, while it supports 120 fps, I suggest playing at 90 because of sudden stutters in long sessions. Delta Force isn't properly optimized for this phone yet, as it only supports 60 fps. I haven't played Wuwa or Genshin. And while gaming, the battery does drain fast. Other than that, if you are a normal user, the phone will easily give you a day's backup. The performance is up to the mark for any medium to slightly heavy usage.
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