A new leak from the Geekbench database has shed light on the performance figures we can expect from Samsung’s first 3nm smartphone chipset — the Exynos 2500.
As per test results spotted on the Geekbench database by X user Abhishek Yadav (link), we can see that the upcoming Exynos chipset isn’t knocking it out of the park in terms of benchmark performance.
The Exynos 2500 has scored 2012 in the single core tests and 7563 in the multi-core tests, which positions it firmly behind every other flagship chipset in 2025, including the newly announced Xiaomi XRING 01.
If the test results are accurate, this shows that the performance from the Exynos 2500 is only going to be slightly better than last year’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, and not comparable to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the Dimensity 9400, or the Apple A18 Pro in 2025.
Exynos 2500 Specs
We also now know the core configuration for the Exynos 2500. The chip will feature a 10-core set up, with one Cortex-X925 core clocked at 3.3GHz, two Cortex-A725 cores clocked at 2.75GHz, five Cortex-A725 cores clocked at 2.36GHz, and two Cortex A-520 cores clocked at 1.8GHz.
The Cortex-X925 on the Exynos 2500 is clocked much lower than it is on competing flagship systems-on-chip. This might cause the lower scores in the Geekbench benchmark, and while it’s unclear why Samsung has opted for a lower clock-speed, one viable explanation is better thermal management.
Samsung’s Exynos chips have long had a reputation for running too hot and throttling under load. Clocking the primary X925 core at a lower speed might be Samsung’s attempt at ensuring that thermals aren’t an issue with the Exynos 2500 on the Z Flip 7. We’ll just have to wait and see.
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