Samsung Exynos 2600
vs
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
Samsung Exynos 2600
and
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
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)
- Higher Frequency: 3730 MHz (3.8 GHz vs 3730 MHz)
Basic
Samsung
Label Name
MediaTek
January 2026
Launch Date
January 2026
SmartPhone Flagship
Platform
SmartPhone Flagship
Samsung Foundry (2 nm GAA)
Manufacturing
TSMC
S5E9965
Model Name
MT6991Z/ECZB
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 3.73 GHz – Cortex-X925
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
10
Cores
8
2 nm
Technology
3 nm
3.8 GHz
Frequency
3730 MHz
GPU Specifications
Xclipse 960
GPU name
Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
-
GPU frequency
1612 MHz
-
Shading units
128
-
OpenCL version
3.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
Up to 4K@120 Hz
Max display resolution
3840 x 2160
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 7300 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 24
-
5G support
Yes
-
Bluetooth
5.4
-
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
2 MB
-
L3 cache
12 MB
-
Audio codecs
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3
Up to 320 MP
Max camera resolution
1x 320MP, 3x 36MP
UFS 4.1
Storage type
UFS 4.0, UFS 4.1
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
ARMv9.2-A
NPU/AI engine: 32K MAC; up to +113% gen-AI performance vs Exynos 2500
Neural processor (NPU)
MediaTek NPU
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Exynos 2600
3150
+22%
Dimensity 9500s
2585
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Exynos 2600
11100
+31%
Dimensity 9500s
8474
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Solar Bay
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
12698
Oppo Find X9s
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
10792
3DMark Solar Bay Extreme
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
1376
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
782
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
3108
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
2345
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
875
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
2253
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20523
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
18356
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
5171
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
6194
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
7519
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 5 Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
22281
PCMark for Android Storage 2.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
133077
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
102676
PCMark for Android Work 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos 2600)
Samsung Exynos 2600
20423
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
16575
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