Mediatek Dimensity 8450 vs Exynos 2600
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Samsung Exynos 2500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8450 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with a Mali-G720 MP7 GPU, while the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8450
- Geekbench 6 shows 45% faster single-core and 28% faster multi-core performance
- 13% higher memory bandwidth (76.8 GB/s vs 68.2 GB/s)
- 76% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 2.329 TFLOPS)
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4 nm
Performance Scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
68
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
76
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
90
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
78
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Exynos 2500 +0%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
2,147,254
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
| CPU | 682,926 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 654,568 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 281,299 | 383,044 |
| UX | 528,461 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 2,147,254 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +45%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1,630
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +28%
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6,375
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
| Single-Core | 1,630 | 2,359 |
| Multi-Core | 6,375 | 8,141 |
General
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 8450 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | May 2025 | June 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | - | S5E9955 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.0 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| CPU Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3250 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 7 W | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Mali-G720 MP7 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.329 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 AV1 VP9 |
H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
AAC LC FLAC HE-AACv1 HE-AACv2 MP3 |
| Display Support | 2960 x 1440 (WQHD+) | 4K |
Connectivity
| Modem | - | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.30 Gbps | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |