Samsung’s highly anticipated Exynos 2500 chipset, speculated to debut in the Galaxy S25 series by the end of the year, is poised to face stiff competition from the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Recently, the first set of benchmark results for these rival chips was revealed, providing a glimpse into the potential performance battle.
Performance Metrics for the Dimensity 9400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
Both the Dimensity 9400 and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chips leverage TSMC’s advanced 3nm process. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 achieved impressive scores with 2,776 points in the single-core test and 11,739 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench’s version 6 benchmarking tool. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 trailed closely in the single-core test with 2,845 points but had a slightly lower score of 10,628 in the multi-core test.
When it comes to the AnTuTu benchmark (version 10), which assesses the holistic performance of a smartphone, the Dimensity 9400 continued to showcase its prowess with a score of 3,449,366 points. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 wasn’t far behind, scoring 3,133,570 points.
The competition is indeed heating up, and these numbers indicate that Samsung’s upcoming Exynos 2500 will have to rise to the challenge.
Both the Dimensity 9400 and the Exynos 2500 are set to utilize ARM’s new Blackhawk CPU core, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be powered by Qualcomm’s proprietary Oryon CPU core, originally developed for the Snapdragon X Elite processors in Windows laptops. The Oryon core’s custom design seems to hold an edge over ARM’s stock CPU cores, although the Blackhawk core itself aims to match the performance levels of Apple’s custom CPU cores, leading to potential gains for Android smartphone enthusiasts.
However, the deciding factor for the next generation of processors may not be the CPU performance alone but their GPU capabilities. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is expected to incorporate ARM’s stock GPU solution, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will probably integrate the Adreno 760 GPU. For the Exynos 2500, predictions suggest the possible use of the Xclipse 950 GPU, harnessing the RDNA 3 or RDNA 4 architectures developed by AMD.
As mobile technology advances, these processors’ graphics and processing power continue to set new benchmarks, promising remarkable improvements over their predecessors and an exciting future for mobile computing.
