Exynos 2500 Leak: Samsung’s 10-Core CPU Fails to Compete with Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Apple’s Top Chipsets

Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy S25, exclusively equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, has sparked concerns regarding the company’s Exynos 2500 chipset, which was expected to debut alongside its flagship smartphone series. Poor manufacturing yields have led Samsung to postpone the Exynos 2500’s market introduction. Fortunately, mass production is set to begin this February, though the chip’s performance metrics suggest an ongoing struggle for the South Korean tech giant in the competitive mobile SoC landscape.

Performance Comparison: Exynos 2500 vs. Rivals

Recent benchmarks from Geekbench 6 reveal that even Xiaomi’s XRING 01 outpaces Exynos 2500 significantly, with the latter managing only a narrow victory over Google’s Tensor G4. Technology analyst Abhishek Yadav disclosed the benchmark results alongside partial specifications for the Exynos 2500, which features a 10-core CPU architecture configured as ‘1 + 2 + 5 + 2.’ The highest-performing core operates at 3.30GHz. Typically, a higher core count enhances multi-threaded performance; however, the Exynos 2500 yields a disappointing score of just 7, 563 points in multi-core testing and even lower in single-core performance at 2, 012 points.

The Exynos 2500’s inability to exceed the 8, 000-point mark keeps it trailing behind competitors like the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Apple’s A19 and A19 Pro, MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400, and the newly unveiled Xiaomi XRING 01. For additional context, Samsung’s flagship SoC is designed with 12GB of RAM and incorporates the Xclipse 950 GPU, developed in collaboration with AMD. Early reports indicate that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will be the first device featuring the Exynos 2500, while the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is set to utilize the more advanced Snapdragon 8 Elite.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 SM-F766U with Exynos 2500 runs on Geekbench.

Specifications🔳 Exynos 25001 Core @ 3.30 GHz2 Cores @ 2.75 GHz5 Cores @ 2.36 GHz2 Cores @ 1.80 GHz🎮 Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU🍭 Android 16 – 12GB RAM

ScoresSingle-core: 2012Multi-core: 7563… pic.twitter.com/SpOu7Fl7N4

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) May 26, 2025

From a financial standpoint, Samsung’s decision to utilize the Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy Z Flip 7 may help cut costs; however, the performance results do not inspire confidence in the forthcoming Exynos 2600. While initial yields appear more favorable than those for Samsung’s 3nm GAA process, the true performance capabilities remain to be seen. Although there is hope that future releases will put Samsung’s chip division back on course, the Exynos 2500 currently represents a significant setback for the company.

News Source: Abhishek Yadav

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