Exynos 1380 vs Dimensity 900

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 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.

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 1380
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size than the Dimensity 900
  • Performs 32% better in floating-point computations
  • Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 6 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~5%)
  • Shows better (up to 14%) AnTuTu 11 score – 767K vs 671K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
671241
CPU 320484 266132
GPU 91141 71827
Memory 113558 150753
UX 242528 182529
Total score 767711 671241
Samples [113 tests] [4 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
2710
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 120 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 64.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 73.6 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 45.3 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 76.9 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 7.34 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 21.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 3.23 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 5 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
3048
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 3.56 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 1.74 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.11 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.04 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 7.08 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 403.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Samples 35 tests Less than 3

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
279
Score 279 228
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
808
Score 808 609
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 4 FPS 3 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
14320
Web score 10597 13144
Video editing score 7345 8031
Data manipulation score 10909 9360
Photo editing score 25069 30860
Writing score 16185 19188
Phones tested 8 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 12872443
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 11829716
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu 11775543
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil)AnTuTu 12856948
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

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Dimensity 900

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 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 4 MB 2 MB
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - 10 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 4 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 2nd gen
GPU frequency 949 MHz 900 MHz
Pipelines 5 4
Shading units 32 32
Total shaders 160 128
FLOPS 303.7 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 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s -
Max size 8 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 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 3790 Mbps Up to 2770 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Up to 1250 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 May 2021
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8835 MT6877
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site MediaTek Dimensity 900 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Dimensity 7050

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