Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 1280

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Dimensity 9000 Plus versus Exynos 1280 SoCs, brought to you by Mediatek and Samsung respectively. This comparison examines the pros and cons of these 8-core processors, with data from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, alongside their detailed technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 9000 Plus
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 33.33% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1280 (3200 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 75.81% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1280 (3750 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 20.00% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 1280 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 179.37 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1280 (1147 K vs 410 K).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has the latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1280.
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus supports Infinity % higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 1280 ( 60 vs MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus supports 113.33 % higher download speed than Exynos 1280 ( 2560 vs 1200 Mbps).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 291317 121972
GPU 430867 104889
Memory 218270 77341
UX 206140 106223
Total score 1146594 410425

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 86% 99%
Graphics test 51 FPS 13 FPS
Score 8685 2262

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2400MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.3-A
L2 cache 1024 KB -
L2 cache 3.5 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G710 MC10 Mali-G68 MP4
Architecture Valhall 3 Valhall 2
GPU frequency - 1000 MHz
Pipelines 10 4
Shading units 512 48
Total shaders 1024 96
FLOPS - -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 60 Gbit/s -
Max size 24 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7168 Mbps Up to 2550 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2560 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 2560 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced July 2022 March 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number - S5E8825
Official page Dimensity 9000 Plus official site Exynos 1280 official site