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Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Samsung Exynos 9820

GPU description: Samsung Exynos 2500 fourth-generation Xclipse 950; Samsung Exynos 9820 Mali-G76 MP12. A sourced specification comparison.

Samsung Exynos 2500 and Samsung Exynos 9820 are compared as silicon designs in the same soc cohort. CPU efficiency cores: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists 2× Cortex-A520 at 1.8 GHz; Samsung Exynos 9820 lists 4× Cortex-A55 at 1.9 GHz. GPU description: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists fourth-generation Xclipse 950; Samsung Exynos 9820 lists Mali-G76 MP12. The listed organization describes the documented configuration; it does not rank application speed.

Memory technology: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists LPDDR5X; Samsung Exynos 9820 lists LPDDR4X. Storage interface: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists UFS 4.0; Samsung Exynos 9820 lists UFS 3.0 / UFS 2.1. CPU efficiency cores: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists 2× Cortex-A520 at 1.8 GHz; Samsung Exynos 9820 lists 4× Cortex-A55 at 1.9 GHz. Process label: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists 3 nm Gate-All-Around (GAA); Samsung Exynos 9820 lists 8nm FinFET. GPU description: Samsung Exynos 2500 lists fourth-generation Xclipse 950; Samsung Exynos 9820 lists Mali-G76 MP12. The GPU and memory descriptions help identify the documented graphics and data interfaces. Process names and nominal limits require their original source context.

This comparison matches 5 sourced fields across 4 specification sections. 5 fields differ. 10 of 10 field values use manufacturer disclosures; remaining values retain their source evidence class. 10 field values have no publication date in the catalog. There is no matched measured workload benchmark or current price evidence in this page, so it cannot establish a purchase winner, energy-efficiency winner or total system cost.

Documented differences

Specification / evidenceSamsung Exynos 2500silicon-die · socSamsung Exynos 9820silicon-die · soc
CPU efficiency coresOrganization and listed limits do not establish workload performance.2× Cortex-A520 at 1.8 GHzScope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-s2500spec · embedded Specifications API, CPU: ‘Cortex-A520x2 1.8 GHz’4× Cortex-A55 at 1.9 GHzScope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-9820 · Specifications
GPU descriptionOrganization and listed limits do not establish workload performance.fourth-generation Xclipse 950Scope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-s2500 · graphics sectionMali-G76 MP12Scope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-9820 · Specifications
Process labelFoundry process names are labels, not equivalent physical dimensions.3 nm Gate-All-Around (GAA)Scope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-s2500 · benefits and power-efficiency sections8nm FinFETScope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-9820 · Specifications
Memory technologyRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.LPDDR5XScope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-2500-table · Memory rowLPDDR4XScope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-9820 · Specifications
Storage interfaceRead the original field scope, conditions and source before comparing.UFS 4.0Scope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-2500-table · Storage rowUFS 3.0 / UFS 2.1Scope: silicon-dieEvidence: official-disclosureSource date: Not suppliedSource: specs-samsung-9820 · Specifications

Who should consider each?

Use this page to study the Samsung Exynos 2500 and Samsung Exynos 9820 designs. A device buyer should compare the specific phone, computer or accelerator SKU, cooling configuration, supported software and measured workload. A full-die specification does not describe every enabled commercial configuration.

Related records

Sources

  1. Exynos 2500 | Mobile Processor · Samsung Semiconductor · Date not supplied
  2. Exynos 2500 embedded Specifications · Samsung Semiconductor · Date not supplied
  3. Exynos 2500 — official structured specifications · Samsung Semiconductor · Date not supplied
  4. Exynos 9820 · Samsung Electronics · Date not supplied

A specification difference is not a measured workload result. Sources and entity scope must match before drawing performance conclusions.