Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Samsung Exynos 2500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9400 vs Samsung Exynos 2500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9400 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 GPU, while the Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- 25% higher AnTuTu score (2.70M vs 2.15M)
- 10% Faster CPU clock speed (3620 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s)
- 21% higher compute power (4.95 TFLOPS vs 4.09 TFLOPS)
Top Reasons to Choose the Samsung Exynos 2500
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- Released 8 months later - (June 2025 vs October 9, 2024)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
85
|
81
|
| GPU Score |
86
|
85
|
| Memory Score |
100
|
95
|
| Total Score |
90
|
87
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +25%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,701,078
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
| CPU | 595,763 | 514,532 |
| GPU | 1,186,159 | 946,368 |
| MEM | 458,668 | 383,044 |
| UX | 460,488 | 310,881 |
| TOTAL | 2,701,078 | 2,154,825 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9400 +19%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
2,805
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +1%
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
8,037
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
| Single-Core | 2,805 | 2,359 |
| Multi-Core | 8,037 | 8,141 |
General
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9400 | Samsung Exynos 2500 |
| Launch Date | October 9, 2024 | June 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | MT6991 | S5E9955 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.62 GHz - Cortex X925 3x 3.3 GHz - Cortex X4 4x 2.4 GHz - Cortex A720 |
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 | 3620 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 3 nm |
| TDP | - | 6 Watts |
GPU
| GPU Name | Arm Immortalis-G925 MC12 | Samsung Xclipse 950 |
| GPU Frequency | 1612 MHz | 999 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | MediaTek NPU 890 | 59 TOPS NPU |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 4.95 TFLOPS | 4.09 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes | Yes, Hardware-accelerated |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 5333 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x16-bit channels | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 85.3 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320 MP | 320MP |
| Video Capture | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 30FPS HDR 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 60FPS 4K @ 120FPS |
8K @ 30FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 HEVC VP9 AV1 AVC |
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 | 3840x2160 | 4K |
Connectivity
| Modem | Integrated 5G Modem | Exynos 5400 5G |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7 Gbps | Up to 9.64 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | - | Up to 2.55 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth Version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |