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Samsung Exynos 2500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200

The Samsung Exynos 2500 scores 2.2x higher than the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 on AnTuTu v11 (21.55 Lakhs vs 9.85 Lakhs) and is 2.1x faster in Geekbench single-core and 2.3x in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the MediaTek Dimensity 1200.

Samsung Exynos 2500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 1200: key differences

Where the Samsung Exynos 2500 leads

  • 10% higher peak CPU clock

    3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz

  • Newer Arm instruction set

    ARMv9.2-A vs ARMv8.2-A

  • 2x larger L3 cache

    16 MB vs 8 MB

  • Smaller process node

    3 nm vs 6 nm

  • 8x more GPU compute power

    4091.9 GFLOPS vs 510.3 GFLOPS

  • Newer RAM type

    LPDDR5X vs LPDDR4X

  • 13% faster RAM

    4800 MHz vs 4266 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.0 vs UFS 3.1

  • 2.2x higher AnTuTu v11 score

    21.55 Lakhs vs 9.85 Lakhs

  • 2.3x faster in Geekbench multi-core

    7,361 vs 3,162

  • 2.1x faster in Geekbench single-core

    2,228 vs 1,082

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

2.2x faster
Exynos 2500 21,54,825
Dimensity 1200 9,84,791

Geekbench Single-Core

2.1x faster
Exynos 2500 2,228
Dimensity 1200 1,082

Geekbench Multi-Core

2.3x faster
Exynos 2500 7,361
Dimensity 1200 3,162

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Exynos 2500 Dimensity 1200

Overview

Launch Date
June 2025
January 2021
Chipset Class
Flagship
Flagship
Manufacturer
Samsung
MediaTek
Model Number
S5E9955
MT6893

CPU

Total Cores
10
8
Core Configuration
1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925
2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725
5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725
2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520
1x 3.0GHz - Cortex-A78
3x 2.6GHz - Cortex-A78
4x 2.0GHz - Cortex-A55
Max Frequency
3300 MHz
3000 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv8.2-A
Process Node
3 nm
6 nm
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
L2 Cache
11 MB
320 KB
L3 Cache
16 MB
8 MB
TDP
6 Watts
8 W

GPU

GPU Name
Samsung Xclipse 950
ARM Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Frequency
999 MHz
886 MHz
Shading Units
64
32
FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS
510.3 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
Yes
No
NPU
-
MediaTek APU 3.0
API Support
OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3
Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X
RAM Frequency
4800 MHz
4266 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16-bit
4x 16-bit
Max Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
Max RAM Size
24 GB
12 GB
Storage Type
UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1

Camera & Display

Camera Support
320MP
200 MP
Video Capture
8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
4K at 60FPS
Max Display Resolution
4K
WQHD+
Video Playback
8K at 30FPS
4K at 60FPS
Video Codecs
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1
H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9
Audio Codecs
AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3
AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem
Exynos 5400 5G
Helio M70
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
9.64 Gbps
4.7 Gbps
Upload Speed
2.55 Gbps
2.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
6
Bluetooth
5.4
5.2
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

Every AnTuTu and Geekbench result for both chips. Green marks the higher score.

Exynos 2500 Dimensity 1200

AnTuTu v11

Total
21,54,825
9,84,791
CPU
5,14,532
3,80,612
GPU
9,46,368
1,37,699
Memory
3,83,044
1,78,336
UX
3,10,881
2,88,144

Geekbench

Single-Core
2,228
1,082
Multi-Core
7,361
3,162

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+37 points
Exynos 2500 87
Dimensity 1200 50

CPU Score

+37 points
Exynos 2500 81
Dimensity 1200 44

GPU Score

+47 points
Exynos 2500 85
Dimensity 1200 38

Memory Score

+26 points
Exynos 2500 95
Dimensity 1200 69

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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