Exynos 2600 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Exynos 2600 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9400, 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 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU.
Why Exynos 2600 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- Advanced 2 nm process vs 3 nm
- 5% Faster CPU clock speed (Up to 3.8 GHz vs 3.62 GHz)
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9.3 vs ARMv9.2-A)
- Released 1 year and 2 months later - (December 2025 vs October 9, 2024)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- 10% higher AnTuTu score (2.96M vs 2.70M)
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Exynos 2600
- 27% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4200 MHz)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Exynos 2600
89
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
GPU score
Exynos 2600
99
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Memory score
Exynos 2600
96
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Total score
Exynos 2600
95
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
AnTuTu 10
Exynos 2600 +10%
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
| CPU | 989,619 | 595,763 |
| GPU | 1,108,584 | 1,186,159 |
| MEM | 388,039 | 458,668 |
| UX | 471,964 | 460,488 |
| TOTAL | 2,958,206 | 2,701,078 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Exynos 2600 +6%
Exynos 2600
2,961
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Multi-Core
Exynos 2600 +24%
Exynos 2600
9,990
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
| Single-Core | 2,961 | 2,805 |
| Multi-Core | 9,990 | 8,037 |
General
| Chipset | Exynos 2600 | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 |
| Launch Date | December 2025 | October 9, 2024 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | Exynos 2600 | MT6991 |
| 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 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | 3620 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.3 | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| Process Node | 2 nm | 3 nm (N3E) |
| TDP | - | - |
GPU
| GPU Name | Samsung Xclipse 960 | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 |
| GPU Frequency | 985 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 32K MAC NPU | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1536 |
| Compute Performance | N/A | 4.95 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| Max Bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 85.3 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30fps 4K @ 120fps |
8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 HEVC H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 AVC |
| 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) | Integrated 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 14.79 Gbps | Up to 7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | up to 4.90 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.1 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |