Exynos 2600 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Mali-G720 MP7 GPU GPU.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Geekbench 6 shows 93% faster single-core and 75% faster multi-core performance
- 17% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3250 MHz)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 4nm
- Released 1 year later - (December 2025 vs December 2024)
- 83% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 1.62M)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
66
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
76
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
90
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
77
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +83%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,618,446
| CPU | 989,619 | 390,962 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 599,470 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 317,410 |
| UX | 471,964 | 310,604 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 1,618,446 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +93%
Exynos 2600
2,961
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
1,534
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +75%
Exynos 2600
9,990
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
5,707
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 1,534 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 5,707 |
Exynos 2600
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MediaTek Dimensity 8400
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | December 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | MT6899 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra 3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro 6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro |
1x 3.25GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 6MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Mali-G720 MP7 GPU |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 68.2 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 120Hz | 2960 x 1440 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 (5G) | - |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes (SA & NSA) |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |