Exynos 2600 Shows Strong Performance Nearly Matching Underclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in Recent Benchmark Leak

Samsung has unveiled its Exynos 2600, marking its pioneering foray into 2nm GAA (Gate-All-Around) chipset technology. While the tech giant has refrained from revealing explicit performance metrics, it has hinted at significant gains from its Neural Processing Unit (NPU).Recent benchmark leaks suggest that the Exynos 2600 could provide considerable competition in the smartphone chipset arena, even taking on a downgraded version of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Latest Benchmark Highlights: Exynos 2600’s 10-Core CPU at 3.80GHz

The Exynos 2600 recorded impressive scores on Geekbench 6, achieving 3, 309 in single-core performance and an outstanding 11, 256 in multi-core performance. This marks a notable resurgence for Samsung, showcasing a chipset that can rival other flagship offerings in the market. The Exynos 2600 significantly outperforms the Dimensity 9500, although its main competitor remains the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, previously known as the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, which recently demonstrated slightly higher scores of 3, 393 and 11, 515 respectively on a Galaxy S26 Edge.

Exynos 2600 shows up in the latest single-core and multi-core benchmark leak — These scores showcase a remarkable improvement, especially given previous criticisms aimed at Samsung’s Exynos line.

It is noteworthy that during testing, Samsung’s flagship device operated with performance cores clocked at 4.00GHz, below the potential maximum of 4.74GHz. This underutilization could mean that there’s room for performance gains. Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, the Exynos 2600 is only 2.5% behind, suggesting that with further optimizations, these benchmarks could improve significantly.

Geebench comparison between Exynos 2600 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 — In benchmark tests, the Exynos 2600 and a limited edition Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 exhibit almost equivalent performance levels.

Looking ahead, it will be intriguing to see how the Exynos 2600 performs against a fully enabled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, given that power consumption will be a critical factor for upcoming models in Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series. As more data emerges, it appears the Exynos 2600 shows a remarkable turnaround, boasting an improvement of 53.5% in both single-core and multi-core metrics compared to previous iterations.

For further technical specifications, refer to the Geekbench 6 results.

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