In the long contest between a company's own silicon and the outside suppliers it has relied on, Samsung's next in-house chip, the Exynos 2700, has reportedly pulled ahead of Qualcomm's best processor in its own internal trials. The results, carried by Korean industry reports, give fresh hope that Samsung can again stand on its own engineering, though the numbers were drawn in Samsung's laboratories and have yet to meet the test of finished phones in ordinary hands. Whether the lead holds once heat, software, and real use enter the picture will decide whether this is a turning point or only a p
Samsung's Exynos 2700 Reportedly Tops Qualcomm's Flagship in Internal Benchmarks
Samsung may be trying to overtake Qualcomm, not just narrow the gap
Mark
So what's actually being claimed here?
Mimi
That Samsung's Exynos 2700 beat Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 6th Gen in internal tests: about 13,000 versus 11,000 on Geekbench 6.5 multi-core, roughly 20% higher.
Mark
And graphics?
Mimi
About 20% ahead on peak throughput in high-end games, and around 5% ahead on basic graphics compute.
Luke
Before we get excited: these are Samsung's own tests. The report itself says so.
Mark
Does the Xiaomi phone make it more neutral?
Luke
Not necessarily. The source says the benchmark used a Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, but the results are still described as internal. Who ran it and under what conditions isn't spelled out.
Mimi
The 44% and 36% gaps over the lower Snapdragon are bigger, but that's a different tier, and Xiaomi put different grades in its two phones. The Extreme comparison is the fair one.
Mark
Why does Samsung care so much?
Mimi
Using its own chips more could cut licensing fees to Qualcomm and show off its 2nm SF2P process.
Luke
Whether it holds up is unknown. Cooling and software tuning change scores, and heat has been a past complaint. We don't have shipping-phone data yet.
Mimi
Early next year, when the Galaxy S27 meets Snapdragon rivals, is when we'll find out.
Il Polso
- Internal tests reportedly show the Exynos 2700 roughly 20% ahead of Qualcomm's top chip in multi-core processing, reviving old rivalry over Samsung's own silicon.
- The gap widens to 44% against a lower-tier Qualcomm chip, a comparison that stirs questions about how fairly the rivals were matched.
- Graphics results point the same way, with a 20% peak throughput lead in demanding games, yet the figures come only from Samsung's own testing bench.
- Critics press for proof in shipping devices, since benchmark scores bend with cooling, software tuning, and the heat that has troubled past Exynos phones.
- The chip is built on Samsung's second-generation 2nm process, and the Galaxy S27 launch early next year will be the true arena for the claim.
In the long contest between a company's own silicon and the outside suppliers it has relied on, Samsung's next in-house chip, the Exynos 2700, has reportedly pulled ahead of Qualcomm's best processor in its own internal trials. The results, carried by Korean industry reports, give fresh hope that Samsung can again stand on its own engineering, though the numbers were drawn in Samsung's laboratories and have yet to meet the test of finished phones in ordinary hands. Whether the lead holds once heat, software, and real use enter the picture will decide whether this is a turning point or only a promising measurement.
Samsung Electronics' next in-house phone processor, the Exynos 2700, has reportedly outscored Qualcomm's best mobile chip in internal performance tests. The chip is expected to power the Galaxy S27 series early next year, and the results, reported by Korean industry sources, have revived hope that Samsung's own silicon can compete at the top again.
The comparison ran on a Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. On Geekbench 6.5, the Exynos 2700 reached a multi-core score of about 13,000 against roughly 11,000 for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 6th Gen, about 20% higher. Qualcomm's split lineup widens the gap further when measured against its lower tier. Graphics tests pointed the same way, with about a 20% lead in peak throughput on demanding games.
The caveat is that these are Samsung's own tests. Benchmark scores shift with cooling and software optimization, and critics want to see real power efficiency and heat in finished products. The stakes are considerable: if the chip's edge holds in real devices, Samsung could rely more on its own processors, reduce licensing payments to Qualcomm, and show that its 2nm foundry process is competitive.
If the lead does not carry over, the old debate over Exynos performance may flare again. The true judgment will come early next year, when the Galaxy S27 is set against Android rivals running Qualcomm's best.
Samsung Electronics' next in-house phone chip, the Exynos 2700, has reportedly outscored Qualcomm's best mobile processor in internal performance tests. The chip is the mobile application processor expected to power the Galaxy S27 series early next year, and the results, as reported by the Korean electronics industry on the 25th, have revived hopes that Samsung can make its own silicon competitive again.
The comparison was run on a Xiaomi handset, the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max. On Geekbench 6.5, the Exynos 2700 posted a CPU multi-core score of about 13,000, against roughly 11,000 for Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme 6th Gen. That is about 20% higher. On Geekbench 7.0, the Exynos chip was ahead by about 15%.
Qualcomm split its lineup this generation into a top "Extreme" tier and a lower tier, which makes the gap against the lower chip wider. Xiaomi used different grades of Qualcomm silicon in its two phones. Measured against the Snapdragon 8 Elite 6th Gen in the Xiaomi 18 Pro, the Exynos 2700 scored 44% higher on Geekbench 6.5 and 36% higher on Geekbench 7.0.
Graphics results followed the same direction. In a test of maximum throughput on high-end games using the latest graphics technology, the Exynos 2700 scored about 20% above Qualcomm's top model. In a test of basic graphics compute for typical high-end 3D games, its lead was about 5%.
Exynos is designed by Samsung's System LSI Division and handles both computing and graphics in a smartphone. The previous generation, the Exynos 2600, appeared in some Galaxy S26 models and in the Galaxy Z Flip8. The 2700 is to be mass-produced by Samsung's foundry division on its second-generation 2nm process, known as SF2P. It is also said to use a more advanced Heat Pass Block packaging technology intended to reduce heat and lift performance.
The central caveat is where the numbers come from: tests conducted inside Samsung. Critics say real performance and power efficiency in finished products still need verification. Benchmark scores shift with cooling conditions and the level of software optimization, so it is unconfirmed whether the lead will survive at mass production. The source notes that figures may differ in shipping products.
The stakes are commercial. Galaxy flagships have long mixed Exynos and Snapdragon chips by region and model, and disputes over the performance and heat of Samsung's own chips have affected its sales mix and cost structure. If the 2700's edge holds in real devices, Samsung could use its own chips more widely, cut licensing fees paid to Qualcomm, and showcase the yield and competitiveness of its 2nm foundry process.
If the internal results do not carry over, the debate over Exynos performance could flare again ahead of the Galaxy S27 launch. The real test comes early next year, when the phone is compared head-to-head with Android rivals running Qualcomm's top chip.
Citazioni salienti
Critics say performance and power efficiency in finished products require further verification, since results come from Samsung's internal tests.— Critics cited in the report
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