Exynos 1680 vs Dimensity 8300
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1680 (with Samsung Xclipse 550 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
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 1680
- Better instruction set architecture
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Performs 75% better in floating-point computations
- 16% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2900 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~17%)
- Shows better (up to 15%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1604K vs 1390K
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 510705 | 482670 |
| GPU | 374535 | 432750 |
| Memory | 204469 | 299238 |
| UX | 300346 | 389647 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 1604305 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [103 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 212.5 MB/sec | 174.4 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 125.8 pages/sec | 128.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 144.7 Mpixels/sec | 146.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 86.1 images/sec | 93.5 images/sec |
| HDR | 141.1 Mpixels/sec | 136.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18 images/sec | 12.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 39.6 images/sec | 37.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.87 Mpixels/sec | 4.97 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 50 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.3 images/sec | 16.5 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.4 images/sec | 9.4 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.43 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 0.63 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.42 Gpixels/sec | 0.46 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.13 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 31.6 Gpixels/sec | 16.7 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 958.9 FPS | 1671.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 2 tests | 27 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 881 |
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | - | 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
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14649 |
| Video editing score | - | 6419 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 12555 |
| Photo editing score | - | 23328 |
| Writing score | - | 18403 |
| Phones tested | - | 2 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-25 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375246 |
| ๐ 2026-09-23 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 12 | 1533019 |
| ๐ 2026-09-05 (Darck) | AnTuTu 11 | 1348067 |
| ๐ 2026-09-04 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 11 | 1434648 |
| ๐ 2026-09-04 (Mehedi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1351187 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (INDONESIA #1 CORRUPTION!!!!) | AnTuTu 12 | 2078431 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Toni) | AnTuTu 12 | 1997354 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Toni) | AnTuTu 12 | 1886537 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Wowok) | AnTuTu 12 | 2108625 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Yuno) | AnTuTu 12 | 2214593 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1680 and Dimensity 8300CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz โ Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz โ Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz โ Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.35 GHz โ Cortex-A715 3x 3.2 GHz โ Cortex-A715 4x 2.2 GHz โ Cortex-A510 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9-A |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 6 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 550 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Valhall 4rd gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 6 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 768 |
| FLOPS | 1228.8 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 | 19.6 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | 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 4.1 | 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 | Shannon 5348 | 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 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2026 | November 2023 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8865 | MT6897 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1680 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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