Mediatek Dimensity 9500 vs Exynos 2600
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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.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Mediatek Dimensity 9500
- 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)
Top Reasons to Choose the Exynos 2600
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
- More advanced 2 nm process vs 3 nm
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
97
|
89
|
| GPU Score |
98
|
99
|
| Memory Score |
100
|
96
|
| Total Score |
98
|
95
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
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 Score
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 |
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 |