MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Compared 2 processors: MediaTek Dimensity 9400, vs Samsung Exynos 1580. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs MediaTek Dimensity 9400 and Samsung Exynos 1580
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 9400
2561838
Samsung Exynos 1580
906997
CPU596645289519
GPU1159624265302
Memory402762156294
UX402807195882
NanoReview Score2561838906997
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
11703
Samsung Exynos 1580
n/a
Graphics Test70 fpsn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
2874
Samsung Exynos 1580
1360
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MediaTek Dimensity 9400
8969
Samsung Exynos 1580
3893
File Compression348.3 MB/s184.3 MB/s
HTML5 Browser270 pages/s112.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering290.1 MP/sec138.4 MP/sec
Background Blur32.3 frames/s15 frames/s
Photo Processing86.9 frames/s35 frames/s
Image Detection224.6 frames/s68 frames/s
HDR278.6 MP/sec104.8 MP/sec
Ray Tracing9.44 MP/sec4.96 MP/sec

Processor

Architecture - 1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925
- 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
- 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
- 4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Process TSMC Samsung
Cores count 8 8
Frequency 3630 2900
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache 12 MB n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 8.2 W n/a

Graphics

GPU specifications including architecture, frequency, compute units, and support for graphics APIs (Vulkan, OpenCL, DirectX).
GPU Model Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Samsung Xclipse 540
Architecture Valhall 5th gen Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution Units 12 2
Shader Units 128 128
Total shader 1536 256
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 1331.2 GFLOPS
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 3.0 2.0
DirectX 12.1 12.1

AI Acceleration

Specifications of the neural processor (NPU / DSP) responsible for machine learning and AI acceleration tasks.
Artificial Intelligence MediaTek NPU 890 Yes
GPU Frequency n/a 14.7 TOPS

Memory

RAM
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit
Bandwidth 85.3 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max RAM 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia

GPU, ISP capabilities, display and camera support, as well as audio and video codec compatibility.
Memory Type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Max. resolution 3840x2160 pixels 2960x1440 pixels
Camera 1x320 pixels 1x200 pixels
Video recording 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video quality 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K 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
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G Support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G Support Yes Yes
Download speed n/a Up to 5100 MB/s
Upload speed n/a Up to 1280 MB/s
Wi-Fi version 7 6
Bluetooth version 6.0 5.4
Navigation - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS

Other

Announced October, 2024 yr October, 2024 yr
Class Flagship Mid-range
Codename MT6991 MT6991Z/CZA MT6991W/CZA S5E8855

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MediaTek Dimensity 9400 the clear winner in this comparison.

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