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Samsung Exynos 2700 Leads Qualcomm Chip in Reported Tests

Published 26 October 2026

Samsung’s Exynos 2700 reportedly outperformed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 in internal benchmark tests, according to results attributed to Samsung testing. The reported advantage was about 18% in Geekbench 6.5 multicore performance, but the figures have not been independently verified on retail devices. The Exynos 2700 recorded a score of about 13,000 in Geekbench 6.5 multicore testing, compared with roughly 11,000 for the Extreme chip, reports said. Samsung’s processor also reportedly led by about 15% in Geekbench 7.0 multicore testing. The results were described as coming from tests conducted by Samsung in China, using Xiaomi 18 Pro Max and Xiaomi 18 Pro phones for comparisons with Qualcomm’s two chip versions. Samsung’s chip was also reported to have an advantage of about 20% over the Extreme model in a demanding graphics test. A separate basic-graphics test showed a smaller lead of roughly 5%, according to one report. The graphics measures are relevant to tasks including gaming and video playback, but the results do not establish how the chip will perform in everyday use. In comparisons with the standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, the Exynos 2700 reportedly...

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