Exynos 2600 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9300, 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 9300 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9300
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- Geekbench 6 shows 32% faster single-core and 28% faster multi-core performance
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9-A)
- Released 2 years and 1 month later - (December 2025 vs November 2023)
- 17% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3.25 GHz)
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 4 nm
- 44% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 2.06M)
- Newer Bluetooth 6.1 vs 5.4
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9300 is better than Exynos 2600
- 14% higher memory frequency (4800 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
78
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
82
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
95
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
84
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +44%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
| CPU | 989,619 | 485,064 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 899,463 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 357,691 |
| UX | 471,964 | 312,866 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 2,055,084 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +32%
Exynos 2600
2,961
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +28%
Exynos 2600
9,990
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
7,824
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 2,248 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 7,824 |
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | November 2023 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | MT6989 |
| 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 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 3x 2.85 GHz - Cortex A720 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex-A720 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3250 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | - | 7 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | MediaTek APU 790 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 768 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 3.99 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| 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 | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 HEVC AV1 VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC ,HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2,MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 4K @ 120Hz | 3840x2160 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5410 (5G) | MediaTek T830 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | Up to 7.9 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | Up to 4.2 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |