MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Samsung Exynos 2500
Across 12 measured categories, the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes out ahead.
I put the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Samsung Exynos 2500 side by side to see how they really compare. On graphics, the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 runs the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU while the Samsung Exynos 2500 runs the Samsung Xclipse 950. Below I go through the CPU, GPU, memory and connectivity, then the benchmark scores, so you can work out which one is the better fit for you.
Where each chip wins
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
1 advantage
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7% higher AnTuTu score
22.96 Lakhs vs 21.55 Lakhs
Samsung Exynos 2500
7 advantages
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6% faster Geekbench multi-core score
7,361 vs 6,953
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3% faster Geekbench single-core score
2,228 vs 2,170
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50 MHz higher CPU clock
3300 MHz vs 3250 MHz
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Newer CPU architecture
ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv9-A
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Larger L3 cache
16 MB vs 8 MB
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1 nm smaller semiconductor size
3 nm vs 4 nm
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Higher GPU FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS vs 3993.6 GFLOPS
Benchmark charts
AnTuTu v11 Total
Geekbench Single-Core
Geekbench Multi-Core
Specifications Comparison
Here is how the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Samsung Exynos 2500 compare across every spec. In each row, the stronger value is highlighted so the differences are easy to spot.
| Launch Date | November 2023 | June 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Manufacturer | MediaTek | Samsung |
| Model Number | MT6989 | S5E9955 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Core Configuration | 4x 3.25 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.0 GHz - Cortex A720 |
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
| Max Frequency | 3250 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 6 Watts |
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 3993.6 GFLOPS | 4091.9 GFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes |
| NPU | MediaTek APU 790 | - |
| API Support | Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 | OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
|---|---|---|
| RAM Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Memory Bus | 4x16-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 |
| Camera Support | 320 MP | 320MP |
|---|---|---|
| Video Capture | 8K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 4K |
| Video Playback | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, HEVC, 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 |
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Exynos 5400 5G |
|---|---|---|
| Network Support | 5G | 5G |
| Download Speed | 7.9 Gbps | 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | 4.2 Gbps | 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Official page | Visit | Visit |
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Benchmark results
| Total | 22,95,875 | 21,54,825 |
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| CPU | 7,27,963 | 5,14,532 |
| GPU | 7,56,125 | 9,46,368 |
| Memory | 2,78,247 | 3,83,044 |
| UX | 5,33,540 | 3,10,881 |
| Single-Core | 2,170 | 2,228 |
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| Multi-Core | 6,953 | 7,361 |
Overall Score
Each category scored out of 100.
| Category | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
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