Exynos 2500 vs Dimensity 9500
We compared the 10-core Samsung Exynos 2500 (Samsung Xclipse 950) with the newer 8-core MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (Mali-G1 Ultra MP12) SoC. 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 2500
- Has 2 more cores
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 9500
- Higher GPU frequency (~72%)
- Shows significantly better (up to 64%) AnTuTu 11 score β 3760K vs 2289K
- 28% higher CPU clock speed (4210 vs 3300 MHz)
- Performs 29% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 11% higher memory bandwidth (85.3 against 76.8 GB/s)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 771016 | 1048345 |
| GPU | 723824 | 1432351 |
| Memory | 356421 | 476680 |
| UX | 438435 | 803286 |
| Total score | 2289696 | 3760662 |
| Samples | [8 tests] | [119 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 390.2 MB/sec | 397.3 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 179.4 pages/sec | 292.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 218.9 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 247.5 images/sec | 234.3 images/sec |
| HDR | 309 Mpixels/sec | 328.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 36.4 images/sec | 40.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 89.9 images/sec | 109.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 12.7 Mpixels/sec | 10.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | Less than 3 | 29 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 35.4 images/sec | 47.2 images/sec |
| Face detection | 15.1 images/sec | 26.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.45 Gpixels/sec | 0.78 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.7 Gpixels/sec | 1.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 1.6 Gpixels/sec | 1.68 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.23 Gpixels/sec | 0.31 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 82.2 Gpixels/sec | 91.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 3446.8 FPS | 3324.6 FPS |
| API | Vulkan | Vulkan |
| Samples | 2 tests | 14 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 2231 | 3119 |
| Stability | 54% | 57% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 23 FPS |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Score | 9397 | 13319 |
| Graphics test | 36 FPS | 51 FPS |
| Section 1 | 43 FPS | 55 FPS |
| Section 2 | 35 FPS | 52 FPS |
| Section 3 | 29 FPS | 43 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15720 | 14375 |
| Video editing score | 8133 | 5995 |
| Data manipulation score | 11954 | 12159 |
| Photo editing score | 32035 | 34571 |
| Writing score | 22532 | 22695 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | 4 models |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 2500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-16 -> INFC | AnTuTu 11 | 2220403 |
| π 2026-01-01 (Koss) | AnTuTu 11 | 2437711 |
| π 2025-12-19 (Yell) | AnTuTu 11 | 2112394 |
| π 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12 | Geekbench 6 GPU | 18873 |
| π 2025-11-26 -> everviolet12 | AnTuTu 11 | 2496663 |
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-04 (Elvin) | AnTuTu 11 | 3330144 |
| π 2026-10-04 (SillyKilly) | AnTuTu 12 | 3461876 |
| π 2026-10-03 (ISLAH AMINE) | AnTuTu 12 | 3544347 |
| π 2026-10-03 (hi) | AnTuTu 12 | 3485917 |
| π 2026-10-02 (weipoh09) | AnTuTu 12 | 3319530 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2500 and Dimensity 9500CPU
| Architecture | 1x 3.3 GHz β Cortex-X925 2x 2.74 GHz β Cortex-A725 5x 2.36 GHz β Cortex-A725 2x 1.8 GHz β Cortex-A520 |
1x 4.21 GHz β C1-Ultra 3x 3.5 GHz β C1-Premium 4x 2.7 GHz β C1-Pro |
| Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3300 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv9.2-A | ARMv9.3-A |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | - | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
Graphics
| GPU name | Samsung Xclipse 950 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3 | Valhall 5th gen |
| GPU frequency | 999 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| Pipelines | 8 | 12 |
| Shading units | 128 | 128 |
| Total shaders | 1024 | 1536 |
| FLOPS | 4091.9 Gigaflops | 5271.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| DirectX version | 12.1 | 12.1 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 59 TOPS | 100 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory frequency | 4800 MHz | 5333 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 76.8 Gb/s | 85.3 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | - |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 320MP | 1x 320MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - 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 | Exynos 5400 | - |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 12100 Mbps | Up to 10700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | - |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 7 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | June 2025 | September 2025 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9955 | MT6993 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 2500 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 official site |
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