Exynos 1680 vs Dimensity 9500s
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1680 (with Samsung Xclipse 550 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 9500s (Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12). 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 9500s
- Performs 4x better in floating-point computations
- Supports 233% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 25.6 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.2x) AnTuTu 11 score β 3032K vs 1390K
- 29% higher CPU clock speed (3730 vs 2900 MHz)
- Has a smaller size transistor (3 versus 4 nm)
- Higher GPU frequency (~34%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 510705 | 896417 |
| GPU | 374535 | 1062397 |
| Memory | 204469 | 451911 |
| UX | 300346 | 621314 |
| Total score | 1390055 | 3032039 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [85 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 212.5 MB/sec | 374.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 125.8 pages/sec | 259.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 144.7 Mpixels/sec | 301.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 86.1 images/sec | 231.8 images/sec |
| HDR | 141.1 Mpixels/sec | 267.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 18 images/sec | 37.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 39.6 images/sec | 86.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 5.87 Mpixels/sec | 10 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 3 tests | 22 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 13.3 images/sec | 45.3 images/sec |
| Face detection | 6.4 images/sec | 25 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.33 Gpixels/sec | 0.94 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.46 Gpixels/sec | 1.22 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.42 Gpixels/sec | 1.65 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.11 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 31.6 Gpixels/sec | 72.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 958.9 FPS | 3653.8 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 2 tests | 17 tests |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 1680
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-08 (Galaxy A57) | AnTuTu 12 | 1544715 |
| π 2026-10-06 (yuh) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 2412 |
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 GPU | 6058 |
| π 2026-10-03 -> Rennsport | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1216 / 4433 |
| π 2026-09-25 (Anonim) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375246 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-08 (Exostrider257) | AnTuTu 12 | 3078063 |
| π 2026-10-07 (Taokodeprai) | AnTuTu 12 | 3110819 |
| π 2026-10-03 (Van Viet) | AnTuTu 12 | 2780867 |
| π 2026-09-26 (RuL) | AnTuTu 12 | 3308269 |
| π 2026-09-24 (RuL) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 18202 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1680 and Dimensity 9500sCPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz β Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz β Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 3.73 GHz β Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz β Cortex-A720 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3730 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.2-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 5 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 550 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 1200 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| Pipelines | 2 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 256 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 1228.8 Gigaflops | 4952.1 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU |
| NPU theoretical performance | 19.6 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 2x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 25.6 Gb/s | 85.3 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 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 320MP, 3x 36MP |
| Video capture | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 4K at 60FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| 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 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 5100 Mbps | Up to 7300 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 1280 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 6.1 | 6.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | March 2026 | January 2026 |
| Class | Mid range | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E8865 | MT6991Z/SCZB, MT6991Z/ECZB |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 1680 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500s official site |
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