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Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Exynos 2600

Mediatek Dimensity 9500
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
vs
Samsung Exynos 2600
Exynos 2600

In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Exynos 2600, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Mediatek Dimensity 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU paired with an Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU, while the Exynos 2600 comes with a deca-core CPU and the Samsung Xclipse 960 GPU.

Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Exynos 2600

  • 21% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 2.96M)
  • 11% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs Up to 3.8 GHz)
  • 27% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4200 MHz)

Why Exynos 2600 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9500

  • Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
  • More advanced 2 nm process vs 3 nm

Performance Scores

Overall comparison of performance, power efficiency, and real-world usage.
CPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
Exynos 2600
89
GPU score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Exynos 2600
99
Memory score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Exynos 2600
96
Total score
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Exynos 2600
95

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu checks how well the CPU, GPU, memory, and storage perform under load.
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +21%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
Exynos 2600
2,958,206
CPU 1,021,103 989,619
GPU 1,369,827 1,108,584
MEM 372,002 388,039
UX 821,345 471,964
TOTAL 3,584,277 2,958,206

Geekbench 6

Geekbench measures CPU performance in single-core and multi-core scenarios.
Single-Core Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +11%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Exynos 2600
2,961
Multi-Core Exynos 2600 +6%
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
Exynos 2600
9,990
Single-Core 3,295 2,961
Multi-Core 9,391 9,990
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
vs
Exynos 2600

General

Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9500 Exynos 2600
Launch Date september 2025 December 2025
Class Flagship Flagship
Model Number MT6993 Exynos 2600
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

CPU

Core Configuration 1x 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra
3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium
4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro
1x 3.8 GHz - Cortex-C1 Ultra
3x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro
6x 2.75 GHz - Cortex-C1 Pro
CPU Cores 8 10
Max Clock Speed 4210 MHz Up to 3.8 GHz
Architecture ARMv9.3-A ARMv9.3
L2 Cache 2 MB -
L3 Cache 16 MB -
Process Node 3 nm 2 nm
TDP - -

GPU

GPU Name Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Frequency 1716 MHz 985 MHz
Neural Processing Unit MediaTek NPU 990 32K MAC NPU
Shading Units 128 128
Compute Performance 5.271 TFLOPS N/A
Ray Tracing Support Yes Yes
Vulkan 1.4 1.4
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

Memory & Storage

Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus 4x16-bit channels 4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth 85.3 GB/s 67.2 GB/s
Max RAM Size 24 GB 24 GB
Storage Type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1

ISP & Multimedia

Max Camera 320 MP 320 MP
Video Capture 8K @ 60FPS
4K @ 120FPS
8K @ 30fps
4K @ 120fps
Video Playback 8K @ 60FPS
4K @ 120FPS
8K @ 30fps
4K @ 120fps
Video Codecs HEVC
AVC
VP9
AV1
H.264
HEVC
H.265
AV1
VP9
Audio Codecs AAC LC
FLAC
HE-AACv1
HE-AACv2
and MP3
AAC LC
FLAC ,HE-AACv1
HE-AACv2,MP3
Display Support 3840x2160 4K @ 120Hz

Connectivity

Modem 3GPP Release 17 5G Exynos 5410 (5G)
4G Support Yes Yes
5G Support Yes Yes
Download Speed Up to 10.7 Gbps Up to 14.79 Gbps
Upload Speed Up to 3.5 Gbps up to 4.90 Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 7
Bluetooth Version 6.0 6.1
Navigation NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS