Samsung has made a groundbreaking announcement with its first 3nm GAA smartphone chipset, the Exynos 2500. Despite this innovative leap, initial Geekbench 6 scores have been less than stellar. The chipset was recently re-tested, showing some improvement, but it still lags behind leaders like the Dimensity 9400, Snapdragon 8 Elite, and Apple’s A18 models.
In the latest results shared on social media, the Exynos 2500 clocked in with single-core and multi-core scores of 2,356 and 8,076, respectively. This is an improvement from earlier scores of 2,012 and 7,563, marking a 17% gain in single-core and a 6.7% boost in multi-core performance. While these gains are modest, they highlight the potential Samsung’s 3nm GAA process holds if better yields are achieved. Had the process been optimized earlier, this chipset might have powered the Galaxy S25 series sooner.
Despite being a flagship chipset, the Exynos 2500 still trails behind current top-tier silicon. While it shows significant performance improvements over its predecessor, the Exynos 2400, it hasn’t caught up with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 or MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 series. It’s speculated that low yield rates, previously rumored to be between 20-40%, might be limiting the chipset’s full potential.
There’s still hope, however, as we await the performance results of the Xclipse 950 GPU. These forthcoming details could provide a more complete picture of what the Exynos 2500 is truly capable of achieving. Stay tuned for updates on this evolving story.
