Exynos 2600 Could Drop The 10-Core CPU Cluster In Favor Of A More Capable 8-Core Configuration; New Rumor Claims SoC’s Multi-Core Score Will Surpass Apple’s A18 Pro

Samsung was previously reported to have commenced the prototype production phase of the Exynos 2600, so it was only a matter of time before the first benchmark scores of the chipset came through. A tipster has provided some impressive figures of the silicon, claiming that in the multi-core department, the Exynos 2600 has surpassed Apple’s A18 Pro, with the scores more or less equal to the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Here are more details that you will be interested in.

Tipster has rectified his performance claims of the Exynos 2600, with the updated results showing that it is miles ahead of the Exynos 2400

On X, @OreXda’s first post mentioned that the Exynos 2600 obtained a single-core and multi-core result of 2,400 and 9,400 in Geekbench 6, respectively. He later apologized for falsely reporting these numbers, but the surprising thing about the updated results is that the Exynos 2600 actually obtained a higher score in both tests, finishing with 2,950 points in the single-threaded workloads and 10,200 points for the multi-threaded category. Given that Samsung has always been criticized for gimping its chipsets, these scores are highly impressive.

In fact, the Exynos 2600 is faster than the A18 Pro in the multi-core results, but once again, Apple’s flagship SoC reigns supreme in single-core workloads. The tipster has also mentioned that instead of Samsung sticking with a 10-core CPU cluster, it will switch to an 8-core one comprising of two Cortex-X and six Cortex-A cores, likely to maintain top-tier efficiency. In the previous post, the Exynos 2600 is said to be 15 percent faster than the Exynos 2400 in the single-core run and 20 percent faster in the multi-core test.

Exynos 2600 is expected two Cortex-X and six Cortex-A with 2nm process. It may score ~2400 single core and ~9400 multi core in Geekbench 6 about 20% and 15% better than the Exynos 2400. The Xclipse 960 may hit ~5800 in 3DMark Wild Life Extreme and ~85 FPS in GFXBench Aztec Ruins. pic.twitter.com/1ccYE6dGYL

— Connor/코너/コナー (@OreXda) June 17, 2025

With the updated results, the Exynos 2600 stands to achieve a significantly higher performance delta than the Exynos 2400. Samsung’s first 2nm SoC will only be slightly slower than the Dimensity 9500 launching later this year, with a rumor claiming that MediaTek’s flagship silicon can achieve more than 11,000 points in Geekbench 6’s multi-core benchmark.

So far, we are thoroughly impressed with the Exynos 2600, but we must remind ourselves that the rumor does not mention the chipset’s efficiency, meaning that these scores might have been obtained at an unideal power draw. This is probably not the last time that we have heard about Samsung’s flagship SoC, and we look forward to providing details of future updates, so stay tuned.

News Source: @OreXda