Geekbench shows that the chip will have an octa-core CPU with 1x Cortex-A720 super core at 2.91 GHz, 3x high-performance Cortex-A720 cores at 2.6 GHz, and 4x efficient Cortex-A520 cores at 1.95 GHz.
Leaked Geekbench results. | Image Source – Android Authority
The hardware platform that was tested has 8 gigs of RAM and Android 15. The chip received 1,046 points in Geekbench single-core, and 3,678 points in the multi-core test. For context, here’s how the predecessor, the Galaxy A55 performs:
The improvement here is in the multi-core test, where the Exynos 1580 reportedly scored 3,678 points vs the Exynos 1480 in the Galaxy A55‘s 3,487.
Despite that improvement from the Exynos 1480 though, the Exynos 1580 has still some catching up to do to be on par with the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3, which is currently the most powerful Qualcomm mid-range chip.
On the other hand, the GPU, the Xclipse 540, could outperform its rival. Rumors also say Samsung may implement the RDNA3 architecture used in the Exynos 2400 (in the Galaxy S24 series for South Korea, India, and the global market apart from the US and a few others). In layman’s terms, this means the Exynos 1580 could have very good potential for gaming.
Of course, the Exynos 1580 won’t use Samsung’s 3nm process, which is rumored for the upcoming Exynos 2500 flagship chipset. Most likely, the Exynos 1580 will be built using a 4nm process, which still provides fairly efficient chips (the Exynos 2400, for example). So hopefully, the Galaxy A56 won’t suffer from overheating and should be able to deliver quite well for a mid-range phone.
