Mediatek Dimensity 920 vs Samsung Exynos 1380

We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Dimensity 920 vs Exynos 1380 SoCs, developed by Mediatek and Samsung respectively. Our analysis covers the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores and other key 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 920
  • Dimensity 920 has 4.17% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1380 (2500 vs 2400 MHz).
Pros of Exynos 1380
  • Exynos 1380 has 16.67 % smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 920 ( 5 vs 6 nm).
  • Exynos 1380 has 4.93 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 920 ( 523 K vs 498 K).
  • Exynos 1380 has latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 920 .

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 139277 151675
GPU 128453 135413
Memory 96272 110932
UX 134315 124860
Total score 498317 522880

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 99% -
Graphics test 12 FPS -
Score 2003 -

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2000MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2500MHz 2400MHz
Instruction set ARMv8-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 2 MB -
Process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count 12 billion -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 10 W -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MC4 Mali-G68 MP5
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 950 MHz 950 MHz
Pipelines 4 5
Shading units 64 -
Total shaders 128 -
FLOPS 684 Gigaflops 608 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth - -
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2520 x 1080 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8
Audio codecs AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - -
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 2770 Mbps Up to 3670 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 1200 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 800 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced August 2021 February 2023
Class Mid-range Mid range
Model number MT6877T S5E8835
Official page Dimensity 920 official site Exynos 1380 official site