Samsung Exynos 2700 reportedly beats flagship Snapdragon by up to 20% in new tests

Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 2700 could give Qualcomm’s latest flagship processor a run for its money. Fresh reports from South Korea claim that the next-generation Exynos chip outperforms the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 by 20% in certain CPU and GPU benchmarks. The findings reportedly originate from Samsung’s internal testing and have yet to be independently verified.

According to Yonhap News Agency and ChosunBiz, the Exynos 2700 achieved approximately 13,000 points in Geekbench 6.5’s multicore test. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, tested in the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, reportedly managed around 11,000 points, giving Samsung’s chip an advantage of roughly 20%.

The Exynos 2700 reportedly maintained a 15% lead in Geekbench 7. Interestingly, the gap widened considerably against the regular Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 found in the Xiaomi 18 Pro. Samsung’s processor allegedly outperformed its Qualcomm counterpart by 44% in Geekbench 6.5 and 36% in Geekbench 7.

Things get equally interesting on the GPU front. In a demanding graphics workload involving unspecified gaming workloads, the Exynos 2700 reportedly achieved approximately 20% higher peak performance than Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon. However, its advantage dropped to around 5% in a separate test involving basic graphics processing in demanding 3D games.

Previous leaks have also provided some insight into the Exynos 2700’s architecture. A die shot published by SemiAnalysis suggests that Samsung has reworked the processor’s 10-core CPU configuration, replacing the Exynos 2600’s single-prime-core design with two prime cores.

The revised 1+4+1+4 layout is said to combine an Arm C2-Ultra core clocked at up to 4.24 GHz with a C1-Ultra core running at 3.36 GHz, alongside eight C1-Pro and C2-Pro cores. The chip is also tipped to feature an Xclipse 970 GPU with eight Work Group Processors, 24 MB of system-level cache and LPDDR6 memory support. An earlier Geekbench AI listing offered additional evidence of the revised CPU configuration and increased clock speeds.

Furthermore, Samsung has reportedly started producing the Exynos 2700 on its second-generation 2 nm SF2P process, with an initial production run approximately 10% larger than its predecessor’s. An improved Heat Path Block packaging solution is also expected to help with thermal management.

Nevertheless, some scepticism is warranted. The latest reports do not identify the GPU benchmarks used or disclose detailed testing conditions, power consumption figures or sustained performance measurements. Consequently, the claimed improvements cannot be translated directly into real-world gaming performance. Qualcomm has also disputed separate allegations that its latest flagship processor suffers from overheating problems. The Exynos 2700 is expected to power at least some Galaxy S27 models next year, although its inclusion in the Galaxy S27 Ultra remains uncertain. 

Anil Ganti - Senior Tech Writer - 3147 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2019

I've been an avid PC gamer since the age of 8. My passion for gaming eventually pushed me towards general tech, and I got my first writing gig at the age of 19. I have a degree in mechanical engineering and have worked in the manufacturing industry and a few other publications like Wccftech before joining Notebookcheck in November 2019. I cover a variety of topics including smartphones, gaming, and computer hardware.