Samsung makes a strong move! Its 2nm Exynos 2600 achieves impressive results in tests

It appears that the South Korean tech giant has finally resolved the performance issues of its upcoming flagship chipset. New testing of the Exynos 2600 processor in the Geekbench benchmark revealed a dramatic improvement compared to July’s results, when the chipset seemed rather underwhelming.

While in July, the Exynos 2600 achieved only 2,155 points in the single-core test and 7,788 points in the multi-core test, the latest measurements show significantly more optimistic figures. Specifically, these are scores of 3,309 points in the single-core test and an impressive 11,256 points in the multi-core part of the benchmark.

Samsung engineers extracted maximum performance from the chip

The dramatic increase in performance is mainly due to the increase in the clock frequency of all processor cores. The main performance core now operates at 3.8 GHz, an increase from the original 3.55 GHz. The trio of performance cores saw their clock speed increased to 3.26 GHz (previously 2.96 GHz), and the six efficiency cores now run at 2.76 GHz instead of the original 2.46 GHz.

The Exynos 2600's second benchmark score shows a single-core performance of 3309 and a multi-core performance of 11256, showing signs of growth!

The main core reaches 3.8GHz. pic.twitter.com/RHKU8OtRak

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Thanks to these adjustments, the Exynos 2600 finally approaches the level we would expect from a flagship chipset. Current results even surpass Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite and come close to the performance of the Apple M3 chip, which is particularly impressive given previous Exynos generations, which often lagged behind the competition.

First mobile chipset manufactured with 2nm technology

The Exynos 2600 is expected to be the first mobile processor manufactured using a 2nm fabrication process. According to official information from Samsung, the new chipset will offer “significant improvements in neural processor performance” compared to its predecessor, the Exynos 2500, along with “enhanced support for on-device AI processing.”

Debut in the new generation of flagships

The Exynos 2600 is expected to debut in January 2026 as the heart of the new Galaxy S26 Pro and Galaxy S26 Edge models. Samsung places high hopes on the new chipset, especially after the criticism previous generations received for poorer energy efficiency and tendencies to overheat compared to Qualcomm processors.

If performance can be maintained at the level indicated by the new benchmarks, the Exynos 2600 could represent a significant breakthrough for Samsung’s mobile division. For users, it will be crucial whether the significant performance improvement also translates into energy efficiency and thermal management, which were traditional pain points of previous Exynos generations.

What do you think about the upcoming Exynos 2600?

Source: UniverseIce