Samsung’s Exynos 2700, the processor expected to power the Galaxy S27 and S27+, has beaten Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 in the company’s own internal testing, according to Korean outlet SEDaily — up to 19% faster on multicore CPU and 24% ahead on low-power GPU. The tests are Samsung’s, so treat the margins as the house chip looking its best. Independent benchmarks will settle the order.
The evaluation, run on 23 August by Samsung’s Mobile eXperience division, covered CPU, GPU, AI and power efficiency, and the Exynos 2700 reportedly led in all four, per PhoneArena. On Geekbench 6.5 multicore it scored 19% higher than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and 9.5% higher than the Gen 6 Pro. Under a 2.5W power cap its GPU beat the standard chip by 24% and the Pro by 22%; at peak it edged the Pro by 5%. Generating responses from the Llama 3.1 8B model, it was 18% faster than the Pro, and in a simulated usage test it drew 161mA to Qualcomm’s 185mA.
What the Exynos 2700 means for the Galaxy S27 line-up
The Galaxy S27 and S27+ are expected to ship the Exynos 2700 in most markets, with the US, Canada, China and Japan getting the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 for Galaxy instead. The S27 Ultra gets Snapdragon everywhere, just as the Galaxy S26 Ultra did. It is the same dual-sourcing split Samsung used this year, when the Galaxy S26 and S26+ outside those four markets ran the Exynos 2600 — the first phone chip on a 2nm node — while the Ultra carried the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy.
Samsung’s goal, stated earlier this year by a Mobile eXperience executive, is to end dual-sourcing and fit Exynos chips across the whole Galaxy range, then sell them to other makers. There is money in it: Samsung spends around 14 trillion won (about $10.1 billion) a year on chips from suppliers such as Qualcomm. A competitive in-house chip shrinks that bill.
For buyers in the UAE, the split matters. The UAE is not one of the four Snapdragon markets, so the Galaxy S27 and S27+ sold here are expected to carry the Exynos 2700, as the S26 did with the Exynos 2600. That is the chip these internal tests say is ahead — worth knowing before the S27 lands early next year.
Samsung has not confirmed any of this. Nothing is official until Samsung says so, and the real comparison arrives when the two chips face each other in shipping phones.
Some links in this article are affiliate links; tbreak may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
Which Galaxy phones will use the Exynos 2700?
The Galaxy S27 and S27+ are expected to carry the Exynos 2700 in most markets. The US, Canada, China and Japan get the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 for Galaxy instead, and the S27 Ultra uses Snapdragon in every market.
Is the Exynos 2700 faster than the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6?
In Samsung’s own internal testing the Exynos 2700 scored higher on CPU, GPU, AI and power efficiency. These are unverified internal results, not independent benchmarks, so the margins should be treated with caution.
When will the Galaxy S27 launch?
Samsung has not announced a date. The Galaxy S27 is expected early next year, following the pattern of this year’s Galaxy S26, which launched in February 2026.
