Exynos 1580 vs Dimensity 6500
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1580 (with Samsung Xclipse 540 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 6500 (Mali-G57 MP2). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
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
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1580
- Performs 9.5x better in floating-point computations
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1251K vs 569K
- Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
- Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17.07 GB/s)
- Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2600 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 490457 | 249030 |
| GPU | 296896 | 48297 |
| Memory | 173263 | 106012 |
| UX | 290896 | 166224 |
| Total score | 1251512 | 569563 |
| Samples | [139 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 187.2 MB/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 98.5 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 138.9 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Image detection | 73.4 images/sec | - |
| HDR | 119.7 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Background blur | 15.9 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 34.9 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 5.13 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Samples | 25 tests | - |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.8 images/sec | - |
| Face detection | 6.57 images/sec | - |
| Horizon detection | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Edge detection | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Gaussian blur | 0.41 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Feature matching | 0.1 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Stereo matching | 30.7 Gpixels/sec | - |
| Particle physics | 727.6 FPS | - |
| API | Vulkan | - |
| Samples | 19 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 655 | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12398 | - |
| Video editing score | 7114 | - |
| Data manipulation score | 10983 | - |
| Photo editing score | 23206 | - |
| Writing score | 16063 | - |
| Phones tested | 3 models | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1580
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 5755 |
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1191 / 3814 |
| π 2026-09-24 (.) | AnTuTu 12 | 1017323 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> CR7 | AnTuTu 12 | 1030440 |
MediaTek Dimensity 6500
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1580 and Dimensity 6500CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A720 4x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
2x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | - |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Mali-G57 MP2 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Valhall 1st gen |
| GPU frequency | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 2 |
| Shading units | 128 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 64 |
| FLOPS | 1331.2 Gigaflops | 140.8 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 14.7 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 2x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 17.07 Gb/s |
| Max size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 108MP, 2x 16MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 2K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3 |
Connectivity
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5100 Mbps | - |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2024 | April 2026 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8855 | - |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1580 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 6500 official site |
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