MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Samsung Exynos 990

VS
Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8400 with Samsung Exynos 990. 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 8400
Exynos 990
742857

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 8400
1577
Exynos 990
835

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 8400
6057
Exynos 990
2669

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.25 GHz – Cortex-A725
3x 3 GHz – Cortex-A725
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A725
2x 2.73 GHz – Exynos M5
2x 2.5 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9.2-A ARMv8.2-A
Lithography 4 nm 7 nm
TDP 7 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek NPU 880 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 2750 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G720 MP7 Mali-G77 MP11
GPU Architecture Mali Valhall Mali Valhall
GPU frequency 1300 MHz
Execution units 7 11
Shaders 896 176
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 3.0 2.1
OpenGL API ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.3 1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2960x1440 3840x2400
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP
Max Video Capture 4K@60fps 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps
Video codec support AV1
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP9
H.264 (AVC)
H.265 (HEVC)
VP8
VP9

Wireless

4G network Yes Yes
5G network Yes Yes
Peak Download Speed 5.17 Gbps 7.35 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 3.67 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 6.0 5.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2024 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 4
Partnumber MT6899, MT6899Z S5E9830
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship