We compared the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Samsung Exynos 2500. The Dimensity 9300 features an octa-core CPU with the Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU, while the Exynos 2500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU. We compare both SoCs in terms of benchmarks and specifications.
Review
CPU Performance
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
71
Exynos 2500
74
GPU Performance
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
75
Exynos 2500
79
Total Score
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
73
Exynos 2500
76
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu tests CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
2,055,084
Exynos 2500
+5% better
2,154,825
| CPU | 485,064 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 899,463 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 357,691 | 383,044 |
| UX | 312,866 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 2,055,084 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6
Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.Single Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
2,248
Exynos 2500
+5% better
2,359
Multi Core
MediaTek Dimensity 9300
7,824
Exynos 2500
+4% better
8,141
| Multi Core | 7,824 | 8,141 |
| Single Core | 2,248 | 2,359 |
Key Advantages
Advantages of Samsung Exynos 2500
- 2% Faster CPU clock speed (3300 MHz vs 3250 MHz)
- More advanced 3nm process vs 4nm
- Newer ARMv9.2-A vs older ARMv9-A instruction set
- 18% higher GPU frequency (999 MHz vs 850 MHz)
- 3% more compute performance (4.09 vs 3.99 TFLOPS)
- 100% larger L3 cache (16 MB vs 8 MB)
- 5% higher AnTuTu score (2.15M vs 2.05M)
- 5% faster single-core and 4% faster multi-core in Geekbench 6
Specifications Comparison
Mediatek Dimensity 9300
vs
Samsung Exynos 2500
General
| SoC Name | Dimensity 9300 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | November 2023 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6989 | S5E9955 |
CPU
| 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 |
| Frequency | 3250 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| TDP | 7 Watts | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| Architecture | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture | AMD RDNA 3 Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek APU 790 | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 768 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 3.99 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Max Display Refresh Rate | 180Hz at WQHD | 4K @ 120Hz |
| Vulkan Version | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL Version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX Version | 12 | 12.1 |
Memory
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4×16-bit channels | 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
| Max Camera Resolution | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 3840×2160 | 4K |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9 | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS; 4K @ 60FPS | 8K @ 30FPS |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | MediaTek T830 5G | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | LTE Cat.24 (FDD/TDD) | LTE-A Cat.24 |
| 5G Support | Sub-6 GHz & mmWave; SA/NSA; 4CC CA | Sub-6GHz NR, mmWave |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.9 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 4.2 Gbps | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |