Exynos 2600 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, 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 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Exynos 2600
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
- 12% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3400 MHz)
- Geekbench 6 shows 71% faster single-core and 48% faster multi-core performance
- 23% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 2.41M)
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 4nm
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
89
|
72
|
| GPU Score |
99
|
84
|
| Memory Score |
96
|
95
|
| Total Score |
95
|
84
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Exynos 2600 +23%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 989,619 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 409,017 |
| UX | 471,964 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +71%
Exynos 2600
2,961
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +48%
Exynos 2600
9,990
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 6,762 |
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | - |
| 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 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | - |
| L3 Cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| 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 | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| 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) | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |