Exynos 9825 vs Dimensity 1200

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 9825 (with Mali-G76 MP12 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1200 (Mali-G77 MP9). 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 MediaTek Dimensity 1200
  • Has a smaller size transistor (6 versus 7 nm)
  • Higher GPU frequency (~18%)
  • Performs 17% better in floating-point computations
  • Shows better (up to 20%) AnTuTu 11 score – 960K vs 798K
  • 10% higher CPU clock speed (3000 vs 2730 MHz)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
798922
960724
CPU 296289 384772
GPU 141109 144433
Memory 170792 177452
UX 190732 254067
Total score 798922 960724
Samples [12 tests] [12 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1143
Multi-Core Score
3353
Asset compression 112.1 MB/sec 168.6 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 72.6 pages/sec 95.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 77 Mpixels/sec 131.1 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 46.9 images/sec 71.4 images/sec
HDR 84.4 Mpixels/sec 117.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 7.61 images/sec 11.1 images/sec
Photo processing 26.1 images/sec 32.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 2.96 Mpixels/sec 4.54 Mpixels/sec
Samples 6 tests 8 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
5214
Background blur 7.65 images/sec 6.87 images/sec
Face detection 4.79 images/sec 3.39 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.26 Gpixels/sec 0.18 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.43 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.25 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.07 Gpixels/sec 0.07 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 15.5 Gpixels/sec 14.4 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 533.9 FPS 838.9 FPS
API Vulkan OpenCL
Samples 4 tests 6 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Score 393 442
Stability 96% 96%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1311
Score 1003 1311
Stability 95% 79%
Graphics test 6 FPS 7 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
11728
Web score 8308 9284
Video editing score 5802 6385
Data manipulation score 7232 10275
Photo editing score 19062 25491
Writing score 10895 14338
Phones tested 2 models 2 models

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 68 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[High]
Fortnite - 28 FPS
[Low]
Shadowgun Legends - 71 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 88 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 51 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Oppo Realme GT Neo
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 9825
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Tomio.tomato)AnTuTu 11820039
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-17 -> j7primeciadamAnTuTu 11819454
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-25 (M1nn44a)AnTuTu 11722666
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-22 (Wolf_Tech 🐺)AnTuTu 11824382
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Random person)AnTuTu 11806002
MediaTek Dimensity 1200
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 GPU4546
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisGeekbench 6 CPU1112 / 3313
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> Kot_LuisAnTuTu 11960724
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Π’Π°Ρ€Ρ„ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΠΉ Π˜Π³ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ‡)AnTuTu 11773735
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Bavarik)AnTuTu 11961761

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 9825 and Dimensity 1200

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.73 GHz – M4
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A75
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2730 MHz 3000 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8.2-A
L1 cache - 32 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 320 KB
L3 cache - 8 MB
Process 7 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count 8.5 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 4.3 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G76 MP12 Mali-G77 MP9
Architecture Bifrost 3rd gen Valhall 1st gen
GPU frequency 754 MHz 886 MHz
Pipelines 12 9
Shading units 24 32
Total shaders 288 288
FLOPS 434.3 Gigaflops 510.3 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 3.0
NPU theoretical performance 1.86 TOPS 4.5 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 33.4 Gb/s 34.1 Gb/s
Max size 12 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 x 2400 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos 5100 Helio M70
4G support LTE Cat. 20 LTE Cat. 19
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 2000 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 316 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.0 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced August 2019 January 2021
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9825 MT6893
Official page Samsung Exynos 9825 official site MediaTek Dimensity 1200 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - MediaTek Dimensity 9500

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