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.
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9400 is better than Samsung Exynos 2500
- 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)
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9400
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- Released 8 months later - (June 2025 vs October 9, 2024)
Performance Scores
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
85
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
86
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
100
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9400
90
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
AnTuTu 10
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
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 |