MediaTek Dimensity 8500
vs
Samsung Exynos 1680
vs
SoC Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
and
Samsung Exynos 1680
mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- Higher Frequency: 3400 MHz (3400 MHz vs 2900 MHz)
- Newer Launch Date: March 2026 (January 2026 vs March 2026)
Basic
MediaTek
Label Name
Samsung
January 2026
Launch Date
March 2026
SmartPhone Mid range
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
Samsung
Dimensity 8500
Model Name
S5E8865
1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725, 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725, 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725
Architecture
1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
8
Cores
8
4 nm
Technology
4 nm
3400 MHz
Frequency
2900 MHz
GPU Specifications
Mali-G720 MС8
GPU name
Samsung Xclipse 550
-
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
128
Shading units
128
3.2
OpenCL version
3.0
1.3
Vulkan version
1.4
2960 x 1440
Max display resolution
2960 x 1440
-
DirectX version
12.1
Connectivity
-
Download speed
Up to 5100 Mbps
-
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.4
Bluetooth
6.1
Wi-Fi 6E (a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Memory Specifications
LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5X
4800 MHz
Memory frequency
-
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit
Miscellaneous
- AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3
Audio codecs
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
UFS 4 + MCQ
Storage type
UFS 3.1, UFS 4.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Video codecs
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
4K at 60FPS
Video playback
4K at 60FPS
ARMv9.2-A
Instruction set
ARMv9.2-A
MediaTek NPU 880
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Dimensity 8500
1693
+24%
Exynos 1680
1361
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Dimensity 8500
6897
+58%
Exynos 1680
4359
AnTuTu 10
Dimensity 8500
2359462
+68%
Exynos 1680
1408598
Comparison of Devices
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1546
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
768
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
1283
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
783
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13884
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
5980
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Vivo iQOO Z11 (China)
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4429
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
1695
3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
Xiaomi 17T
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
13750
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
6205
Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500
4007
Samsung Galaxy A57
Samsung Exynos 1680
1726
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