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Samsung Exynos 2500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500

The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 leads the Samsung Exynos 2500 by 63% on AnTuTu v11 (35.20 Lakhs vs 21.55 Lakhs) and is 57% faster in Geekbench single-core and 40% in multi-core. None of the key differences favour the Samsung Exynos 2500.

Samsung Exynos 2500 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9500: key differences

Where the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 leads

  • 28% higher peak CPU clock

    4.21 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

  • Newer Arm instruction set

    ARMv9.3-A vs ARMv9.2-A

  • 29% more GPU compute power

    5271.5 GFLOPS vs 4091.9 GFLOPS

  • 11% faster RAM

    5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz

  • Newer storage standard

    UFS 4.1 vs UFS 4.0

  • 63% higher AnTuTu v11 score

    35.20 Lakhs vs 21.55 Lakhs

  • 40% faster in Geekbench multi-core

    10,280 vs 7,361

  • 57% faster in Geekbench single-core

    3,488 vs 2,228

AnTuTu and Geekbench scores

AnTuTu v11 Total

+63% faster
Exynos 2500 21,54,825
Dimensity 9500 35,19,907

Geekbench Single-Core

+57% faster
Exynos 2500 2,228
Dimensity 9500 3,488

Geekbench Multi-Core

+40% faster
Exynos 2500 7,361
Dimensity 9500 10,280

Full specifications

Green marks the better value wherever one can be measured.

Exynos 2500 Dimensity 9500

Overview

Launch Date
June 2025
September 2025
Chipset Class
Flagship
Flagship
Manufacturer
Samsung
MediaTek
Model Number
S5E9955
MT6993

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 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra
3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium
4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro
Max Frequency
3300 MHz
4210 MHz
Instruction Set
ARMv9.2-A
ARMv9.3-A
Process Node
3 nm
3 nm
Manufacturing
Samsung
TSMC
L2 Cache
11 MB
2 MB
L3 Cache
16 MB
16 MB
TDP
6 Watts
-

GPU

GPU Name
Samsung Xclipse 950
Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
GPU Frequency
999 MHz
1716 MHz
Shading Units
64
128
FLOPS
4091.9 GFLOPS
5271.5 GFLOPS
Ray Tracing Support
Yes
Yes
NPU
-
MediaTek NPU 990
API Support
OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3
Vulkan 1.4, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0

Memory & Storage

RAM Type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
RAM Frequency
4800 MHz
5333 MHz
Memory Bus
4x 16-bit
4x16-bit
Max Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
85.3 GB/s
Max RAM Size
24 GB
24 GB
Storage Type
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Camera & Display

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

Connectivity

Modem
Exynos 5400 5G
-
Network Support
5G
5G
Download Speed
9.64 Gbps
10.7 Gbps
Upload Speed
2.55 Gbps
3.5 Gbps
Wi-Fi
7
7
Bluetooth
5.4
6.0
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS

Links

Official page
Visit
Visit

Benchmark results

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

Exynos 2500 Dimensity 9500

AnTuTu v11

Total
21,54,825
35,19,907
CPU
5,14,532
1,08,387
GPU
9,46,368
13,61,440
Memory
3,83,044
3,58,001
UX
3,10,881
7,82,079

Geekbench

Single-Core
2,228
3,488
Multi-Core
7,361
10,280

Overall Score

Each category scored out of 100.

Total Score

+11 points
Exynos 2500 87
Dimensity 9500 98

CPU Score

+16 points
Exynos 2500 81
Dimensity 9500 97

GPU Score

+13 points
Exynos 2500 85
Dimensity 9500 98

Memory Score

+5 points
Exynos 2500 95
Dimensity 9500 100

Each chip against rivals with a similar overall score.

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