The Exynos 2500 has been a point of contention over the past few months. After Samsung officially named it during its earnings call, several reports claimed that its yields haven't been great and that Samsung might not use the chip in the Galaxy S25. However, it appears that Samsung is testing an even more powerful version of the Exynos 2500.
This version of Exynos 2500 has more powerful CPU cores
A new version of the Exynos 2500 has appeared in Geekbench's database. While its model number—S5E9955—is similar to the previous version of the chip spotted online, it has two more prime CPU cores. This version has three Cortex-X925 CPU cores clocked at 2.59GHz, five Cortex-A725 CPU cores clocked at 2.25GHz, and two Cortex-A520 CPU cores running at 1.75GHz. Moreover, its AMD Radeon-based Xclipse 950 GPU has two more GPU cores and is clocked at 1.3GHz.
In comparison, this new version of the Exynos 2500 has two more Cortex-X925 CPU cores and two more GPU cores. So, it will likely be more powerful than the regular Exynos 2500. It is also likely that it will consume more power, so it will be more suitable for tablets and laptops. It still isn't clear which version of Samsung's new chip will actually be launched and which device will use it.
Look at the Exynos 2400e's performance in our Galaxy S24 FE video below.
Exynos, MediaTek, or Snapdragon for Galaxy S25?
Rumors claim that the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra will all use the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip as Samsung can't make enough Exynos 2500 chips before the launch of the Galaxy S25 series. However, others claim that Samsung still hasn't given up on its in-house chip, and it might use the Exynos 2500 in the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ if the yield improves.
There were some reports of the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25+ using MediaTek's recently announced Dimensity 9400 chip. However, it was later reported that the MediaTek chip will instead be used in the Galaxy S25 FE, which is expected to be launched in late 2025.
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