Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is a popular choice among flagship phones. It was released in October last year and is already powering multiple phones from different brands. The Exynos 2400, on the other hand, is Samsung’s fastest chip for smartphones, released earlier this year.
The Exynos 2400 is a 10-core chip, whereas the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has 8 cores. Despite fewer cores, the Snapdragon chip offers impeccable performance. But how does it stack up against the Exynos 2400? Let’s compare them to find the best of both.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400: Spec Sheet
| SD 8 Gen 3 | Exynos 2400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 |
| Process Node | 4nm (TSMC) | 4nm (Samsung) |
| CPU | 1 x Cortex-X4 @ 3.3 GHz 3 x Cortex-A720 @ 3.2 GHz 2 x Cortex-A720 @ 3 GHz 2 x Cortex-A520 @ 2.3 GHz | 1 x Cortex-X4 @ 3.21 GHz 2 x Cortex-A720 @ 2.9 GHz 3 x Cortex-A720 @ 2.6 GHz 4 x Cortex-A520 @ 1.95 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 750 Adreno 700 architecture Hardware-accelerated ray tracing Global illumination Snapdragon Game Super Resolution Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0 Game Post Processing Accelerator Snapdragon Shadow Denoiser | Xclipse 940 AMD RDNA 3 architecture Hardware-accelerated ray tracing |
| NPU | Hexagon NPU | Yes |
| Memory | Up to 24 GB LPDDR5X @ 4800 MHz | Up to 24 GB LPDDR5X @ 4200 MHz |
| Storage | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Camera | Up to 200MP single camera | Up to 320MP single camera |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30fps, 4K @ 120fps | 8K @ 30fps, 4K @ 120fps |
| Display | 4K Ultra HD @ 60Hz, QHD+ @ 144Hz | 4K @ 120Hz, QHD+ @ 144Hz |
| Modem | Snapdragon X75 5G Downlink: 10 Gbps Uplink: 3.5 Gbps | Exynos 5300 5G Downlink: 12.1 Gbps Uplink: 3.6 Gbps |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.4 Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6/6E, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4 | Bluetooth 5.3 Wi-Fi 6/6E, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4 |
| Location | Galileo, Beidou, NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, QZSS | Galileo, Beidou, GPS, GLONASS |
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400: Geekbench 6 CPU Test
The Geekbench 6 test measures the CPU capabilities of devices. The test outputs single-core and multi-core scores. The single-core test evaluates the performance of a single CPU core, and the multi-core test shows the combined performance of all CPU cores working together.
For this test, we took the Galaxy S24+ (powered by Exynos 2400) and Galaxy S24 Ultra (powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) to minimize the differences caused by software optimizations.
The Galaxy S24+ managed to pull off 2,074 points in the single-core test and 6,616 points in the multi-core test. On the other hand, the Galaxy S24 Ultra scored 2,219 points in the single-core test and 6,741 points in the multi-core test.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered Galaxy S24 Ultra has outperformed the Exynos 2400-powered Galaxy S24+ in single-core as well as muti-core tests on Geekbench. In other words, this means the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a more powerful CPU than the Exynos 2400, as per Geekbench.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400: AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu is another popular benchmarking platform that measures CPU, GPU, memory, and UX performance. Again, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered Galaxy S24 Ultra is ahead of the Galaxy S24+ powered by Exynos 2400.
In the CPU test on the AnTuTu 10 platform, the Galaxy S24+ scored 413,360 points, whereas the Galaxy S24 Ultra scored 437,464 points. The S24+ has a GPU score of 617,368, which is 650,004 for the S24 Ultra. Memory is another important metric, where the S24+ scored 329,760 points, whereas the S24 Ultra stands at 360,619 points.
The Galaxy S24 Ultra has outperformed the Galaxy S24+ in the UX test as well on the AuTuTu benchmark.
Geekbench favored the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in the CPU test, and the AnTuTu results showed a faster GPU and memory than the Exynos 2400.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400: 3D Mark GPU Test
3D Mark is one of the best benchmarks for evaluating device GPU performance. In the Wild Life test, the Galaxy S24 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) scored 18,182 points, while the Galaxy S24 (Exynos 2400) couldn’t even touch the 15,000 mark (it scored 14256, to be precise).
The Wild Life Extreme test gives the Galaxy S24 Ultra 5,134 points, but the S24 only managed 4,267 points. Solar Bay testing yields similar results, with the S24 Ultra leading by 286 points.
The two chipsets have massive differences in GPU stress testing. On the 3D Mark WildLife Stress test, both Galaxy S24 Ultra (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) and Galaxy S24 (Exynos 2400) went head-to-head in the beginning, but the Snapdragon device had more consistent GPU performance over a long period.
Both chips have high-performance GPUs and can smoothly run high-end games, but the Snapdragon chip has a slight edge over the Exynos 2400 for long gaming sessions.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400: Performance & Efficiency
The Exynos 2400 chip uses the same cores as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 but has two extra cores. Despite that, it was beaten down by the 8-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on the CPU benchmarks because of its higher clock speeds.
The benchmarking results also suggest that TSMC’s 4nm fabrication process is more efficient than Samsung’s.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400: Which Is Better?
Samsung Exynos 2400 is a powerful smartphone chip and can very well compete with flagship chips from other brands. It has plenty of processing power and a powerful GPU to offer a smoother performance. However, it couldn’t beat the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on any benchmarks. That doesn’t make the Exynos 2400 a bad chip. It’s still one of the best flagship chips right now.
Samsung has done well with Exynos 2400, but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is still ahead of it. However, another chip, Dimensity 9300, from its rival MediaTek, is giving tough competition to this flagship Snapdragon chip. Look at the tough battle between Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Dimensity 9300.
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