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Exynos 1280 vs Dimensity 900

Exynos 1280
VS
Dimensity 900
Exynos 1280
Dimensity 900

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1280 (with Mali-G68 MP4 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 900 (Mali-G68 MP4). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (3)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1280
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 900
  • Shows slightly better (up to 9%) AnTuTu 11 score – 671K vs 615K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 1280
vs
Dimensity 900

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 1280
615425
Dimensity 900 +9%
671241
CPU 256114 266132
GPU 71758 71827
Memory 95251 150753
UX 192302 182529
Total score 615425 671241
Samples [56 tests] [4 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 1280
956
Dimensity 900 +5%
1003
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 1280
2082
Dimensity 900 +16%
2423
Asset compression 102.4 MB/sec 120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 52.1 pages/sec 64.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 71.3 Mpixels/sec 73.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 37 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
HDR 68.7 Mpixels/sec 76.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 6.2 images/sec 7.34 images/sec
Photo processing 16.9 images/sec 21.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.15 Mpixels/sec 3.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 37 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1280
2321
Dimensity 900 +2%
2362
Background blur 3.25 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Face detection 1.62 images/sec 1.74 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.11 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.03 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 7 Gpixels/sec 7.08 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 408.3 FPS 403.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 18 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 226 228
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score 628 609
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 1280
11719
Dimensity 900 +22%
14320
Web score 9628 13144
Video editing score 7350 8031
Data manipulation score 8838 9360
Photo editing score 22696 30860
Writing score 13552 19188
Phones tested 3 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1280
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-19 -> Black_KRGMAnTuTu 12783535
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-10 -> Black_KRGMAnTuTu 12765124
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-09 (James)AnTuTu 11612157
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-08 (Smile)AnTuTu 12697936
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (eimakill)AnTuTu 12709508
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MediaTek Dimensity 900
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (CaRi1306)AnTuTu 11634075
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (Jeans)AnTuTu 11709600
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-10 (Arun)AnTuTu 11595729
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-23 (Adit Tia Pratama)AnTuTu 11671241
πŸ“˜ 2024-04-07 (Vishnu)Geekbench 6 CPU846 / 3076
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1280 and Dimensity 900

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache - 2 MB
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 6 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 897 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 4 4
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 128 128
FLOPS 229.6 Gigaflops 230.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance 4.3 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17 Gb/s -
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9		 - H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV		 - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2550 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced March 2022 May 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8825 MT6877
Official page Samsung Exynos 1280 official site MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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Comments

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MinYin July 22, 2024 at 07:14 PM
Very same spec, but MTK power consumption is lower than Samsung. It means D900 battery life and performance will be better than E1280.
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Jaimin February 21, 2023 at 12:07 PM
I'd rather choose Dimensity over Exynos... From my personal experience.
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Zzz March 30, 2022 at 02:25 AM
Dimensity 900 all the way, who would even choose 1280 ugh.
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