Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Technology: 2 nm (2 nm vs 3 nm)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2026 (January 2026 vs September 2025)
- Higher Frequency: 4210 (3.8 GHz vs 4210)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
MediaTek
January 2026
Launch Date
September 2025
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
-
1× C1-Ultra up to 3.8 GHz; 3× C1-Pro up to 3.25 GHz; 6× C1-Pro up to 2.75 GHz
Architecture
1x 4.21 GHz – C1-Ultra, 3x 3.5 GHz – C1-Premium, 4x 2.7 GHz – C1-Pro
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
4210
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
GPU Arm Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
-
GPU frequency
1750 MHz
-
Shading units
128
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
WQHD+ 180Hz
Connectivity
-
4G support
Yes
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
6.0
-
Wi-Fi
7
-
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
-
Memory frequency
5333 MHz
-
Memory Bus
4x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
-
L2 Cache
2MB/1MB/512KB
-
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
320 MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
-
Up to 8K@30 fps encode; up to 4K@120 fps recording; HDR
Video capture
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
H.264, H.265 (HEVC), VP9, AV1; APV (Advanced Professional Video)
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Up to 8K@60 fps decode; HDR10+ playback
Video playback
8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Armv9.3-A (AArch64), SME2
Instruction set
ARMv9.3
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU 990
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150
Dimensity 9500
4007
+27%
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
Dimensity 9500
11217
+1%
AntuTu 11
Exynos 2600
3161126
Dimensity 9500
3760662
+19%
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
13171
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
15142
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
1925
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
1381
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
1993
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
912
3DMark Solar Bay Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
13806
Vivo X300s
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
15176
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Oppo Find X9
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3423
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3191
Vivo X300
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
3072
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
24362
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12+
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
21444
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
6682
Honor Magic8 Pro Air
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
7450
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
26566
Xiaomi Redmi K90 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
21035
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
133077
Oppo Find X9 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
94857
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20423
Vivo X300 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
16431
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy S26+ (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
7113
Xiaomi 17T Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 9500
6253
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