Samsung Exynos 2600 vs Exynos 2500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs Samsung Exynos 2500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU, while the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Samsung Exynos 2500
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 3 nm
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
- 37% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 2.15M)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.1 vs 5.4
- Released 6 months later - (December 2025 vs June 2025)
- 15% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 26% faster single-core and 23% faster multi-core performance
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Exynos 2600
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +37%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
| CPU | 989,619 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 383,044 |
| UX | 471,964 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +26%
Exynos 2600
2,961
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +23%
Exynos 2600
9,990
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 2,359 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 8,141 |
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | S5E9955 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 120Hz | 4K |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 (5G) | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |