MediaTek Dimensity 8400 vs Samsung Exynos 990

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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