[News] Samsung 2nm Exynos 2700 Benchmark Reportedly Surfaces, Signals Potential Efficiency Edge Over Qualcomm

Samsung’s second-generation 2nm “Exynos 2700” benchmark scores have surfaced. According to ETNews, the chipset was identified in the Geekbench database and tested on an evaluation board (ERD). In multi-core performance, the chip shows a notable result from a power-efficiency standpoint. As the report highlights, Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8-series chips reach around 11,000 points at peak clock speeds of roughly 4.3 to 4.6GHz, while the Exynos 2700 surpasses 10,000 points at just 2.88GHz, suggesting relatively strong performance per watt. The report adds that the CPU adopts a 10-core 1+4+1+4 quad-cluster architecture.

As for single-core performance, while the score appears modest in absolute terms, analysts note that the test was conducted at a maximum clock speed of 2.88GHz. The report adds that with further optimization and clock speeds exceeding 3.5GHz, the single-core score could surpass 3,500.

Meanwhile, GSMArena notes that a separate OpenCL benchmark shows the chipset is equipped with an Xclipse 970 GPU, contributing to a score of 15,618. The Xclipse 970 is reportedly developed fully in-house by Samsung, without support from AMD.

During its 4Q25 earnings call and early 2026 IR briefing, Samsung said it aims to start mass production of its second-generation 2nm process (SF2P) in 2H26. According to ETNews, the latest Geekbench results are seen as an early signal of the real-world performance of Samsung Foundry’s most advanced node.

Early Signs of Software-Hardware Co-Design and AI Integration

Another notable detail is that the operating system is listed as Android 17, suggesting Samsung and Google may be co-optimizing the chipset for a next-generation OS from the design stage, ETNews notes. In addition, ETNews indicates that subtests such as object detection and background blur showed stable performance, suggesting that integration with the neural processing unit (NPU) is already underway, even at an early stage.

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