Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: What is the difference between the processors?

The Galaxy S24 series, announced by Samsung last Wednesday (17), marks the brand’s return to offering two processors for its premium smartphone, which was abandoned in the Galaxy S23. This year’s models may be available with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip or using the Exynos 2400, depending on version and region.

In most countries, including Brazil, Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus mobile phones will be powered by the new generation Exynos, produced by Samsung itself; This won’t happen in the United States, Canada and China, where all three variants have the Qualcomm chip. Galaxy S24 Ultra features the latest Snapdragon platform in all markets.

As expected, the strategy adopted by the South Korean giant has led to many discussions and comparisons between the two processors. What is the difference between these chips? Which one performs best? We will consider these and other questions below.

What changes between Galaxy S24 processors?

The two chips powering Samsung’s new premium smartphones, which appear in the second half of 2023, are produced in 4 nm. However, the Exynos 2400 uses Samsung Foundry’s third-generation process (4LPP+/SF4P), while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 uses TSMC’s second-generation process (N4P).

The new Exynos has 10 CPU cores distributed between one 3.2GHz Cortex-X4, two 2.9GHz Cortex-A720, three 2.6GHz Cortex-A720, and four 1.95GHz Cortex-A520. In order, Qualcomm platform has two fewer cores: one 3.3 GHz Cortex-X4, three 3.15 GHz Cortex-A720, two 2.96 GHz Cortex-A720 and two 2.27 GHz Cortex-A520.

The GPU accompanying the Samsung chip is the Xclipse 940 with AMD’s latest technology RDNA 3, and the new Snapdragon has the Adreno 750 GPU, which is currently considered one of the most advanced among mobile phones. Both support hardware-based ray tracing and variable rate shading (VRS); Good news for gamers.

Both Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are also available Compatible with variable refresh rate and HDR technologyApart from accepting displays with a frequency of up to 144 Hz, the difference in this last aspect is that the former supports 4K 120 Hz panels, but the latter has a frequency limit of 60 Hz when associated with a 4K display.

Artificial intelligence and connectivity in new Samsung mobile phones

Thanks to the extensive presence of tools based on generative AI on the Galaxy S24, both processors have powerful neural processing units (NPUs) that do the work locally. In this way, the device does not need to be connected to the internet to provide innovative technology-based features.

Image rendering based on textual descriptions, simultaneous translation, image-to-text conversion, and improvements in photo and video capture are some of the capabilities of NPUs integrated into these chips. It is worth remembering that the South Korean brand combines smart features on the Galaxy AI platform.

Another common point between Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is 5G mmWave and 5G sub-6GHz frequency supportbut the former provides download speeds of up to 12.1 Gbps, compared to the latter’s maximum of 10 Gbps. In fixed broadband, the brand’s own chip is limited to Wi-Fi 6E networks, while Qualcomm’s has the latest standard, Wi-Fi 7.

Bluetooth 5.3 on the new Exynos and Bluetooth 5.4 on the competitor are other differences offered. Both have BDS, Galileo, GLONASS and GPS navigation systems, and support for NTT satellite links is also available; The latter functionality can be used for emergency services in areas without a mobile phone signal.

Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: Which chip has the best performance?

Tests with Galaxy S24 processors can give us an idea of ​​what to expect regarding the performance of each platform. In a comparison made by the website NanoReviewThe two components tied at 98 points in CPU performance, but the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 performed better in Games (100 x 97) and Battery (91 x 86), resulting in a higher overall score (98 x 96).

The AnTuTu test carried out by the publication is also It ended with the Qualcomm chip leading with 2,106,106 points against its rival’s 1,666,145 pointsConsidering CPU, GPU and RAM performance as well as user experience in different scenarios. In the GeekBench 6 test, the score was more balanced but resulted in the same winner.

In the single-core test, 2,213 points were obtained for the top-end Snapdragon and 2,203 points for the Exynos 2400. The multi-core test ended with 7,325 points for the first and 7,021 points for the second. The performance of each of the CPU’s chips.

As stated by SamMobile, Both processors have enough performance for heavy tasks, including games, and provide similar performance. It is worth noting that Samsung has promised to fix overheating issues in previous versions of the Exynos chip reported by users, claiming that it has adopted a new technology to reduce heat generation on its platform.

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