While the Exynos 2500 is no stranger to Geekbench testing, we only got a glimpse of its (somewhat lackluster) GPU performance. Today we get to see its 10-core processor in action, and it leaves a lot to be desired. As we confirmed earlier, it is equipped with a 10-core processor (1+2+5+2), like its last generation counterpart. It appears alongside a European Galaxy S25+ (SM-S936B) variant with 12GB of RAM and what appears to be One UI 7.0.
It scores 2,359 and 8,141 points in Geekbench tests points in both single- and multi-core Geekbench tests. This is 14% faster than the Exynos 2400 (2506/6495) in single-core and 25% faster in multi-core. We also got a glimpse of the US variant of the Snapdragon 8 Elite-equipped Galaxy S25 Ultra (SM-S938U), which scored 3,148 and 10,236 points in the same test.
The main core of the Exynos 2500 processor (probably Cortex-X925) is clocked at 3.30 GHz. The next two cores run at 2.75 GHz, followed by five more at 2.36 GHz and, finally, two E cores at 1.80 GHz. A quick look at the frequency diagrams shows no signs of throttling. Although the chip does not perform to its full potential due to it being a pre-production sample, these numbers place the Exynos 2500 far behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400 in terms of performance and of crude clocks.
Renowned . Given the performance mentioned above, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Sure, Samsung has time to fine-tune the Exynos 2500 before shipping it, but it’s, once again, light years behind Qualcomm. We could see it in action later in 2025 alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy S25 FE.
