Exynos 1680 vs Dimensity 8400
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1680 (with Samsung Xclipse 550 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8400 (Mali-G720 MP7). 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 MediaTek Dimensity 8400
- Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Performs 90% better in floating-point computations
- Shows better (up to 40%) AnTuTu 11 score โ 1948K vs 1390K
- 12% higher CPU clock speed (3250 vs 2900 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~8%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 510705 | 623766 |
| GPU | 374535 | 596540 |
| Memory | 204469 | 331200 |
| UX | 300346 | 396922 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 1948428 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [313 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 212.5 MB/sec | 248.7 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 125.8 pages/sec | 189.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 144.7 Mpixels/sec | 189.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 86.1 images/sec | 111.1 images/sec |
| HDR | 141.1 Mpixels/sec | 166.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18 images/sec | 19.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 39.6 images/sec | 58 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.87 Mpixels/sec | 7.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 45 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.3 images/sec | 21.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.4 images/sec | 11.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.52 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 0.71 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.42 Gpixels/sec | 0.66 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.15 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 31.6 Gpixels/sec | 37.2 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 958.9 FPS | 1703.3 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 2 tests | 31 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | - | 1346 |
| Stability | - | 86% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | - | 5948 |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 25 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 20 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 14034 |
| Video editing score | - | 6661 |
| Data manipulation score | - | 13175 |
| Photo editing score | - | 23584 |
| Writing score | - | 17637 |
| Phones tested | - | 5 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 GPU | 6058 |
| ๐ 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1216 / 4433 |
| ๐ 2026-09-25 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375246 |
| ๐ 2026-09-23 -> HaiLong0510 | AnTuTu 12 | 1533019 |
| ๐ 2026-09-05 (Darck) | AnTuTu 11 | 1348067 |
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-04 -> Timur55 | AnTuTu 11 | 1910022 |
| ๐ 2026-10-02 (LEADER OF DAWN) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1165 / 3044 |
| ๐ 2026-10-01 -> Mohammad.Sodaei | AnTuTu 12 | 2257137 |
| ๐ 2026-09-30 (Gelo) | AnTuTu 12 | 2223623 |
| ๐ 2026-09-28 (Abdul) | AnTuTu 12 | 2149140 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1680 and Dimensity 8400CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz โ Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz โ Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz โ Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.25 GHz โ Cortex-A725 3x 3 GHz โ Cortex-A725 4x 2.1 GHz โ Cortex-A725 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3250 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 7 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 550 | Mali-G720 MP7 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 7 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 896 |
| FLOPS | 1228.8 Gigaflops | 2329.6 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 880 |
| 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, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 2960 x 1440 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP |
| 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 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 18 | - |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2026 | December 2024 |
| Class | Mid range | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E8865 | MT6899, MT6899Z |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1680 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 8400 official site |
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8400:
- โDimensity 8400 Ultraโ is the same chip as โDimensity 8400โ but marketed for better thermals and sustained performance.
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