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Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

Samsung Exynos 2500
66.1Inno Score
VS
Samsung Exynos 9820
—Inno Score
57.2CPU39.5
54.3GPU—
74.2Benchmarks—
85.9AIspec-based—
79.6Efficiencyspec-based20
4 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 25000 spec wins — Samsung Exynos 9820

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Samsung Exynos 9820 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 2500

  • Stronger CPU score: 57 vs 40
  • 62% lower process: 3 nm vs 8 nm
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8
  • 21% higher Max clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.73 GHz

Reasons to pick the Samsung Exynos 9820

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
Announced20252018
Process3 nm+62%8 nm
TDP (typical)8 W—
ArchitectureArmv9.2—

CPU

CPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
Cores10+25%8
Core configuration1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X925 + 2x2.75 GHz Cortex-A725 + 5x2.36 GHz Cortex-A725 + 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A5202x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 + 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 + 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Max clock3.3 GHz+21%2.73 GHz

GPU

GPU comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
GPUSamsung Xclipse 950Arm Mali-G76 MP12

AI

AI comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
NPUSamsung NPUSamsung NPU
AI performance59 TOPS—

Memory

Memory comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR4X

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
ModemIntegrated Exynos 5G modemIntegrated LTE Cat-20
Max download—2 Gbps

Media

Media comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
Max display—WQUXGA (3840x2400)
Video capture8K@30fps8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Samsung Exynos 2500 versus Samsung Exynos 9820
SpecSamsung Exynos 2500Samsung Exynos 9820
AnTuTu2,150,000—
Geekbench 6 (single)2,300Top 13%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,200Top 10%—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme4,400Top 18%—

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