Sept. 11, 2025 –
Samsung’s Exynos 2600 beats Apple’s new A19 Pro in a stunning benchmark upset that nobody saw coming. The latest Geekbench results show Samsung’s chip crushing Apple’s flagship by 15.5% in multi-core performance, marking a dramatic turnaround for Samsung’s long-struggling chipset division.
The numbers tell a pretty wild story. Apple’s A19 Pro managed respectable Geekbench 6 scores of 3,895 in single-core and 9,746 in multi-core testing. But the Exynos 2600 beats A19 expectations with an 11,256 multi-core score that left Apple’s flagship chip in the dust. Sure, Apple’s 15% lead in single-core performance still matters, but this multi-core beatdown is something we haven’t seen in years.
What makes this even more shocking is where these chips come from. Apple has always controlled both hardware and software, giving them a massive optimization advantage. Meanwhile, Samsung’s Exynos chipsets have been the punching bag of the Android world for years, with users complaining about everything from overheating to poor battery life.
The Exynos 2600 packs some serious firepower that helps explain this performance jump. Samsung built it using their cutting-edge 2nm Gate-all-around manufacturing process, potentially making it the first 2nm smartphone chip to hit the market. That’s a big deal because smaller manufacturing nodes usually mean better performance and efficiency.