MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8100 with Samsung Exynos 980. 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?

AnTuTu 10

Total Score

Dimensity 8100

818553

Exynos 980

423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8100

948

Exynos 980

847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8100

3839

Exynos 980

1828

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77 6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	5 nm	8 nm
TDP	6 Watt	9 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek APU 580	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G610 MP6	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture	Valhall	Bifrost
GPU frequency	860 MHz	730 MHz
Execution units	6	5
Shaders	96	80
OpenCL API	2.0	2.1
OpenGL API	ES 3.2	ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.2	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution		3360x1440
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP	1x 108MP, 2x 20MP
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	3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.38 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth	5.3	5.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS