Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8500, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Samsung Exynos 2500 comes with a deca-core CPU paired with a Samsung Xclipse 950 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G720 MC8 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- More advanced 3 nm process vs 4nm
- Geekbench 6 shows 37% faster single-core and 20% faster multi-core performance
- More CPU cores (8 vs 6) for improved multitasking
- 76% higher compute performance (4.09 vs 2.32 TFLOPS)
Why MediaTek Dimensity 8500 is better than Samsung Exynos 2500
- 3% Faster CPU clock speed (3400 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- 12% higher AnTuTu score (2.41M vs 2.15M)
- Released 7 months later - (January 2026 vs June 2025)
Performance scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
72
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
95
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
84
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 +12%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
2,407,614
| CPU | 514,532 | 709,591 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 762,021 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 409,017 |
| UX | 310,881 | 526,985 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 2,407,614 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +37%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1,728
Multi-Core
Samsung Exynos 2500 +20%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
6,762
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 1,728 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 6,762 |
General
| SoC Name | Samsung Exynos 2500 | MediaTek Dimensity 8500 |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | January 2026 |
| Class | Flagship | Upper Mid-range |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 1x 3.3GHz - Cortex X925 2x 2.74GHz - Cortex A725 5x 2.36GHz - Cortex A725 2x 1.8GHz - Cortex A520 |
1x 3.40 GHz - Cortex-A725 3x 3.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 4x 2.20 GHz - Cortex-A725 |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | - |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 4nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Arm Mali-G720 MC8 |
| GPU Architecture | AMD RDNA 3 | 5th Gen Valhall |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| Shading Units | 64 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 2.32 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 4K @ 120Hz | 144Hz (WQHD+) |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x 16-bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 320MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 2960 x 1440 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 4K @ 60FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264, H.265, HEVC, VP9, AV1 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 | AAC LC, FLAC, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, MP3 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5400 5G | 3GPP Release 16 |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | Up to 5.17 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 6E |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |