Samsung’s next-gen Exynos chipset has surfaced online, giving us an early look at what to expect from the Galaxy S26 series. The Exynos 2600, identified by model number S5E9965, was spotted on Geekbench 6.4, where it posted 2,155 points in the single-core test and 7,788 in the multi-core run.
The chipset is expected to be Samsung’s first built on a 2nm process and features a 10-core CPU layout. According to the benchmark listing, the prime core is clocked at 3.55GHz, accompanied by three performance cores at 2.96GHz and six efficiency cores running at 2.46GHz. The CPU is reportedly based on Arm’s latest Travis architecture, while graphics duties are handled by the in-house Xclipse 960 GPU.
Early reports suggest the Exynos 2600 is being tested with up to 12GB of RAM, though support for 16GB is also likely. The chip will support Android 16 out of the box.
For the Galaxy S26 lineup, Samsung is expected to use the Exynos 2600 only in select markets. The chip will likely be limited to Europe and some parts of Asia, while markets like the US and China are expected to continue with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoCs — similar to the strategy used in previous years.
Currently, the Galaxy S25 series is confirmed to be using only the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 “for Galaxy” chips. Whether Samsung plans to bring the Exynos 2600 to more regions will likely depend on how the chip performs in real-world scenarios. That said, this Geekbench appearance gives us an early glimpse at Samsung’s ambitions for its next-generation silicon.
