Samsung’s Exynos 2500 isn’t dead, Galaxy S25 Plus roars with 10-core CPU, Xclipse 950 GPU

Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus just benchmarked with an Exynos 2500 chip. Amid rumors of poor yield, Samsung tested the upcoming flagship, indicating that things are not so negative as we heard through multiple reports.

Geekbench listing reveals Exynos 2500 features a 10-core CPU and Xclipse 950 GPU. The chipset was paired with 12GB RAM, suggesting standard memory configuration on the upcoming Galaxy S25 Plus handset.

Samsung’s SM-S936B (alleged S25 Plus) was spotted with S5E9955 (Exynos 2500). The prototype handset was running Android 15-based One UI 7 firmware. The single-core and multi-core scores are not so amazing, but good to go.

Exynos 2500 reached 2,359 points and 8,141 points in 6’s single-core and multi-core test. Notably, Snapdragon 8 Elite scores 3127 and 9509, while Dimensity 9400 reaches 2711 and 8632 points in single and multi-core tests, respectively.

It boasts a 10-core CPU, with the prime CPU core clocked at 3.3GHz, two high-performance cores at 2.75GHz and three at 2.36GHz. Moreover, the SoC features two power-efficient CPU cores, running at 1.8GHz.

SamMobile reports that the Exynos 2500 features Xclipse 950 GPU based on AMD’s RDNA architecture. Additionally, the chip supports Vulkan 1.3, additional dynamic state, device profiles, dynamic rendering, and improved sync API.

The Geekbench scores should improve with further optimization with software. There are still a few months in the Galaxy S25 series unveiling. As the SoC lives on, expect fruitful improvements in terms of performance and efficiency.

Consumers in Europe may end up getting the Exynos 2500 variant of the Galaxy S25 Plus. If you still prefer Snapdragon 8 Elite, you need to spend additional money from your pocket and own the Galaxy S25 Ultra.