Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 vs Samsung Exynos 2500

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Which processor is better? We compared Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with Samsung Exynos 2500. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Snapdragon 820
241750
Exynos 2500

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
318
Exynos 2500
2653

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Snapdragon 820
798
Exynos 2500
9901

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 2x 2.15 GHz – Kryo
2x 1.6 GHz – Kryo
1x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X925
5x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A520
Number of cores 4 10
Instruction Set ARMv8-A ARMv9.2-A
Lithography 14 nm 3 nm
TDP 11 Watt
Neural Processing Qualcomm Hexagon 680 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 8 GB up to 24 GB
Memory type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 1866 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory-bus 2x32 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 530 Xclipse 950
GPU Architecture Qualcomm Adreno 500 RDNA
GPU frequency 620 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units 2 8
Shaders 256
DirectX 11.2 12.1
OpenCL API 2.0 2.0
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.0 1.4

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 3840x2160 3840x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 28MP, 2x 13MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 8K@30fps
Video codec support H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth 4.1 5.4
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
QZSS
SBAS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
SBAS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2015 Quarter 4 2025 Quarter 3
Partnumber MSM8996 S5E9955
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Flagship