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.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- 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
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Exynos 2600
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
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
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 |