The performance and efficiency of the Exynos2400 have just been announced, and we stumbled upon detailed information about the Exynos2500, a chip that has been called the "Samsung Dream Chip" many times. A source revealed that the upcoming SoC will use the same 10-core CPU combination as its predecessor, and will also use the new Cortex-X5, and details indicate that the Cortex-X5 clock speed running in the Exynos 2500 will not be significantly increased.
There had been rumors that the Exynos2500 was being tested using four Cortex-X cores, but tipster @OreXda shared the latest information, revealing that Samsung is testing different core combinations. Using too many Cortex-X cores can cause power consumption to get out of hand, and according to the latest configuration, the 10-core CPU combination will remain unchanged compared to the Exynos 2400.
The difference is that it is rumored that the Exynos2500 will switch to Cortex-X5 and Cortex-A730, and the performance may be improved compared to the Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 of the Exynos2400. Unfortunately, the clock speed difference between the Cortex-X5 and Cortex-X4 is minimal, with test frequencies ranging between 3.20GHz and 3.30GHz. Depending on Samsung's final decision, we'll either see a tiny 100MHz difference or no difference at all.
The Exynos2500 is also expected to come with a combination of two Cortex-A730s running at different clock speeds, which is very similar to the design style of the Exynos2400. As for the low-power cores, the tipster notes that there will be absolutely no difference in this category, as both generations of smartphone chips will be powered by the same Cortex-A520, but the frequencies of these cores have not yet been highlighted.
Samsung's Dream Chip is likely to be mass-produced using the Korean giant's own state-of-the-art 3nm GAA process, which is not yet used in any smartphone or tablet chips. Exynos2400 is manufactured on the 4LPP+ node, so it is logical that Exynos2500 adopts advanced manufacturing processes, which will allow Samsung to reach new heights in the flagship chipset field. The Exynos 2400 has impressed in various 3DMark benchmarks so far, and we expect Samsung to raise the bar even further with the next version.