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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Exynos 2600
- 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
Top Reasons to Choose the Samsung Exynos 2500
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
89
|
81
|
| GPU Score |
99
|
85
|
| Memory Score |
96
|
95
|
| Total Score |
95
|
87
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |