Mediatek Dimensity 8500 vs Samsung Exynos 2400
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Samsung Exynos 2500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU, while the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU.
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Samsung Exynos 2500
- 3% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- 76% higher compute power (4.09 TFLOPS vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Performance scores
CPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
GPU score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Memory score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Total score
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +12%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
| CPU | 709,591 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 762,021 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 409,017 | 383,044 |
| UX | 526,985 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 2,407,614 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +37%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +20%
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
| Single-Core | 1,728 | 2,359 |
| Multi-Core | 6,762 | 8,141 |
General
| SoC Name | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | January 2026 | June 2025 |
| Class | Upper Mid-range | Flagship |
| Model Number | - | S5E9955 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 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 | 3400 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | - | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 4nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| GPU Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall | AMD RDNA 3 |
| GPU Frequency | 1300 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 880 | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 2.32 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Max Refresh Rate | 144Hz (WQHD+) | 4K @ 120Hz |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.2 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 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 |
| Max Display Resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 4K |
| Video Recording | 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 |
Connectivity
| Modem | 3GPP Release 16 | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 5.17 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6E | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |