Exynos 1580 vs Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1580 (with Samsung Xclipse 540 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (Mali-G615 MP6). 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 1580
  • Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Performs 62% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 28%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 1251K
  • 16% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2900 MHz)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~8%)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
1251512
1604305
CPU 490457 482670
GPU 296896 432750
Memory 173263 299238
UX 290896 389647
Total score 1251512 1604305
Samples [139 tests] [103 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1375
Multi-Core Score
4217
Asset compression 187.2 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 98.5 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 138.9 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 73.4 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 119.7 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 15.9 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 34.9 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 5.13 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
6878
Background blur 13.8 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 6.57 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.23 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.41 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 30.7 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 727.6 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API Vulkan Vulkan
Samples 19 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 655 881
Stability 98% 77%
Graphics test 5 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 3688
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 14 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Score - 2768
Graphics test - 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12979
13963
Web score 12398 14649
Video editing score 7114 6419
Data manipulation score 10983 12555
Photo editing score 23206 23328
Writing score 16063 18403
Phones tested 3 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1580
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)CPU Throttle82%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 GPU5755
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 CPU1191 / 3814
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)AnTuTu 121017323
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> CR7AnTuTu 121030440
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller)AnTuTu 121893547
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Johan)AnTuTu 121773722

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1580 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache 512 KB -
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Samsung Xclipse 540 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture RDNA 3 Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 1300 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 2 6
Shading units 128 128
Total shaders 256 768
FLOPS 1331.2 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.4 1.3
OpenCL version 3.0 3.0
DirectX version 12.1 -

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780
NPU theoretical performance 14.7 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem - MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.4 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced October 2024 November 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 MT6897
Official page Samsung Exynos 1580 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site
Successor - - MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8300:
    - Dimensity 8300 Ultra is identical to the Dimensity 8300 (without "Ultra") regarding technical specifications and performance.

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Butcher May 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
8300 is still a good a cheap processor
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