MediaTek Dimensity 8000 vs Samsung Exynos 9609

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8000 with Samsung Exynos 9609. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (AnTuTu 10, GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A73 4x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	10 nm
Number of transistors		3000 million
TDP	6 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 580	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	2750 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP6	Mali-G72 MP3
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Bifrost
GPU frequency	860 MHz	850 MHz
Execution units	6	3
Shaders	96	48
OpenCL API	2.0	2.0
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		2560x1600
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 24MP, 2x 16MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	4K@120fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	4.7 Gbps	0.6 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS