MediaTek Dimensity 8450 vs Samsung Exynos 850

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 8450, vs Samsung Exynos 850. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 8450 and Samsung Exynos 850
Processor Performance
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Gaming Performance
Graphics and OpenCL/Vulkan tests
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1675507
Samsung Exynos 850
185374
CPU38848264990
GPU61099326753
Memory37529954180
UX30073339451
NanoReview Score1675507185374
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
n/a
Samsung Exynos 850
508
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
1617
Samsung Exynos 850
222
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 8450
6406
Samsung Exynos 850
868
File Compression281.1 MB/s53.9 MB/s
HTML5 Browser197.4 pages/s31.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering233.6 MP/sec35.9 MP/sec
Background Blur24 frames/s1.53 frames/s
Photo Processing55.9 frames/s8.04 frames/s
Image Detection138.6 frames/s8.03 frames/s
HDR200.8 MP/sec29.7 MP/sec
Ray Tracing7.2 MP/sec1.52 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
- 4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
8x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3250 2000
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache 1 MB n/a
L3 Cache 6 MB n/a
Process tech. 4 nm 8 nm
Power (TDP) 7 W 3 W

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G52 MP1
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Bifrost 2nd gen
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1001 MHz
Execution Units 7 1
Shader Units 128 16
Total shader 896 16
FLOPS 2329.6 GFLOPS 48 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.2 2.0
DirectX 12 n/a

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 880 No

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4266 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 2x16 bit
Bandwidth 68.2 Gbit/s n/a
Max RAM 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 eMMC 5.1
Max. resolution 2960x1440 pixels 2520x1080 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x48 pixels
Video recording 4K at 60FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video quality 4K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support n/a LTE Cat. 13
5G Support Yes No
Download speed Up to 5170 MB/s Up to 300 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 150 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 6 5
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.0
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo

Other

Announced May, 2025 yr May, 2020 yr
Class Mid-range Low end
Codename n/a S5E3830

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 8450 the clear winner in this comparison.

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