Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Samsung Exynos 2500 vs Mediatek Dimensity 9500, 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 9500 comes with an octa-core CPU and the Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 GPU.
Why Samsung Exynos 2500 is better than Mediatek Dimensity 9500
- Better multitasking with 10 cores compared to 8
Why Mediatek Dimensity 9500 is better than Samsung Exynos 2500
- Geekbench 6 shows 40% faster single-core and 15% faster multi-core performance
- 66% higher AnTuTu score (3.58M vs 2.15M)
- 28% Faster CPU clock speed (4210 MHz vs 3300 MHz)
- 29% higher compute power (5.271 TFLOPS vs 4.09 TFLOPS)
- 11% higher memory frequency (5333 MHz vs 4800 MHz)
Performance scores
CPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
81
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
97
GPU score
Samsung Exynos 2500
85
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
Memory score
Samsung Exynos 2500
95
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
100
Total score
Samsung Exynos 2500
87
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
98
AnTuTu 10
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +66%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,154,825
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,584,277
| CPU | 514,532 | 1,021,103 |
| GPU | 946,368 | 1,369,827 |
| MEM | 383,044 | 372,002 |
| UX | 310,881 | 821,345 |
| TOTAL | 2,154,825 | 3,584,277 |
Geekbench 6
Single-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +40%
Samsung Exynos 2500
2,359
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
3,295
Multi-Core
Mediatek Dimensity 9500 +15%
Samsung Exynos 2500
8,141
Mediatek Dimensity 9500
9,391
| Single-Core | 2,359 | 3,295 |
| Multi-Core | 8,141 | 9,391 |
General
| SoC Name | Samsung Exynos 2500 | Mediatek Dimensity 9500 |
| Launch Date | June 2025 | september 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | S5E9955 | MT6993 |
| 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 4.21 GHz - C1-Ultra 3x 3.50 GHz - C1-Premium 4x 2.70 GHz - C1-Pro |
| CPU Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3300 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L2 Cache | 11 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process Node | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP | 6 Watts | - |
GPU
| GPU | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12 |
| GPU Architecture | AMD RDNA 3 | 5th Gen Valhall Architecture |
| GPU Frequency | 999 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 59 TOPS NPU | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Shading Units | 64 | 128 |
| Compute Performance | 4.09 TFLOPS | 5.271 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | Yes, Hardware-accelerated | Yes |
| Max Refresh Rate | 4K @ 120Hz | 180 Hz at WQHD+ |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16-bit | 4x16-bit channels |
| 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 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 320MP | 320 MP |
| Max Display Resolution | 4K | 3840x2160 |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30FPS HDR, 4K @ 120FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 120FPS |
| Video Playback | 8K @ 30FPS | 8K @ 60FPS, 4K @ 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 | 3GPP Release 17 5G |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 9.64 Gbps | Up to 10.7 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 2.55 Gbps | Up to 3.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | NavIC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |