Exynos 990 vs Dimensity 1000
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 1000 (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
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 990
- Supports 47% higher memory bandwidth (44 against 29.87 GB/s)
- Shows significantly better (up to 43%) AnTuTu 9 score – 629K vs 438K
- 5% higher CPU clock speed (2730 vs 2600 MHz)
- Performs 15% better in floating-point computations
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 1000
- Higher GPU frequency (~6%)
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 9
| CPU | 164221 | 141266 |
| GPU | 231068 | 146104 |
| Memory | 114498 | 84463 |
| UX | 123112 | 69537 |
| Total score | 629396 | 438728 |
GeekBench 5
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Image compression | 147.8 Mpixels/s | - |
| Face detection | 25 images/s | - |
| Speech recognition | 50.9 words/s | - |
| Machine learning | 54.6 images/s | - |
| Camera shooting | 21.7 images/s | - |
| HTML 5 | 2.61 Mnodes/s | - |
| SQLite | 836.4 Krows/s | - |
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | - |
| Score | 3793 | - |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Dimensity 1000CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| TDP | 9 W | - |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| Architecture | Valhall | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 800 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Execution units | 11 | 9 |
| Shading units | 176 | 144 |
| FLOPS | 1126 Gigaflops | 980 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | 12 | 12 |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gbit/s | 29.87 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.2, UFS 3.0 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 2520 x 1080 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 80MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 4K at 30FPS |
| Video codecs | H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9 | H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5123 | Helio M70 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 4700 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 2500 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | November 2019 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9830 | MT6889 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | MediaTek Dimensity 1000 official site |
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