Exynos 2600 vs Exynos 2500
We compared two 10-core processors: Samsung Exynos 2600 (with Samsung Xclipse 960 graphics) and Exynos 2500 (Samsung Xclipse 950). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2600
- Performs 72% better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (2 versus 3 nm)
- Shows better (up to 38%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3161K vs 2289K
- 15% higher CPU clock speed (3800 vs 3300 MHz)
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 1023425 | 771016 |
| GPU | 1236436 | 723824 |
| Memory | 384525 | 356421 |
| UX | 516740 | 438435 |
| Total score | 3161126 | 2289696 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [8 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 459.4 MB/sec | 390.2 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 328.1 pages/sec | 179.4 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 345 Mpixels/sec | 218.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 259.1 images/sec | 247.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 344.2 Mpixels/sec | 309 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 41.7 images/sec | 36.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 97.1 images/sec | 89.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.2 Mpixels/sec | 12.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 8 tests | Less than 3 |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 43.4 images/sec | 35.4 images/sec |
| Face detection | 20.2 images/sec | 15.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 1.03 Gpixels/sec | 0.45 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 1.41 Gpixels/sec | 0.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 2.05 Gpixels/sec | 1.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.28 Gpixels/sec | 0.23 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 95 Gpixels/sec | 82.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 4524 FPS | 3446.8 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 7 tests | 2 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 3109 | 2231 |
| Stability | - | 54% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 17 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 11935 | 9397 |
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | 51 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Section 2 | 44 FPS | 35 FPS |
| Section 3 | 39 FPS | 29 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21279 | 15720 |
| Video editing score | 8171 | 8133 |
| Data manipulation score | 16909 | 11954 |
| Photo editing score | 40764 | 32035 |
| Writing score | 30248 | 22532 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 2600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-30 -> Serost | AnTuTu 12 | 3359689 |
| π 2026-09-26 (gollim) | AnTuTu 12 | 3269772 |
| π 2026-09-24 (Pires) | AnTuTu 12 | 3302245 |
| π 2026-09-20 (Shaco) | AnTuTu 12 | 3216468 |
| π 2026-09-06 (Artem) | AnTuTu 11 | 3113554 |
Samsung Exynos 2500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-16 -> INFC | AnTuTu 11 | 2220403 |
| π 2026-01-01 (Koss) | AnTuTu 11 | 2437711 |
| π 2025-12-19 (Yell) | AnTuTu 11 | 2112394 |
| π 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 18873 |
| π 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12 | AnTuTu 11 | 2496663 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2600 and Exynos 2500CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.8 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz β C1-Pro 6x 2.75 GHz β C1-Pro |
1x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X925 2x 2.74 GHz β Cortex-A725 5x 2.36 GHz β Cortex-A725 2x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
| Cores | 10 | 10 |
| Frequency | 3800 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.3-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 2 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| Architecture | RDNA 4 | RDNA 3 |
| GPU frequency | 980 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 8 |
| Shading units | 448 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1792 | 1024 |
| FLOPS | 7024.6 Gigaflops | 4091.9 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | AI engine with 32K MAC NPU | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 59 TOPS | 59 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 85.3 Gb/s | 76.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 | Exynos 5400 |
| 4G support | - | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 14790 Mbps | Up to 12100 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 4900 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2025 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9965 | S5E9955 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 2600 official site | Samsung Exynos 2500 official site |
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