This is everything you need to know about the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400 inside the Samsung Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus.
Global customers picking up a new Samsung Galaxy S24 series smartphone are again faced with the old two-chipset conundrum. While US customers receive Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, global customers get to play with Samsung’s Exynos 2400. That is unless you buy a Galaxy S24 Ultra this year, which packs an 8 Gen 3 regardless of your region.
This suggests that Qualcomm’s option is the ultra-premium chipset, but does that mean Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus customers using Exynos are missing out? Let’s dive into the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400 to see what’s different.Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Exynos 2400 specsGalaxy S24 processor differences explained
Right off the bat, the CPU setup is quite different between the two — the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has an octa-core (1+4+3) setup, while the Exynos 2400 has a whopping ten cores (1+5+4). There are similarities; the cores are based on the latest Arm cores, encompassing a powerhouse Cortex-X4, mid-core A720s, and power-efficient Cortex-A520s. The two chips also split their middle-core Cortex-A720 configurations into two clock speed groups, presumably to better balance efficiency.
Speaking of clock speeds, Qualcomm offers higher performance across each of its cores, and the difference is particularly noticeable with the little A520 cores. While we’ll have to wait for benchmarks, this suggests the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 should have a very slight lead in single-core performance, but 100MHz won’t produce a major performance discrepancy in apps or games. Multi-core performance is harder to judge pre-benchmarking; Exynos’ core count advantage should pull ahead, but Snapdragon’s higher clock speeds could close that gap.
Graphics is an even bigger area of difference, stacking Qualcomm’s in-house Adreno GPU against AMD’s RDNA3 architecture in the form of the Xclipse 940.
