MediaTek Dimensity 8500 vs Samsung Exynos 7870

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with Samsung Exynos 7870. 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 8500

Exynos 7870

142158

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

1712

Exynos 7870

487

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 8500

6701

Exynos 7870

168

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.4 GHz – Cortex-A725 3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A725 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A725	6x 1.6 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8-A
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Number of transistors		2000 million
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 880

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR3
Memory frequency	4800 MHz	933 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	1x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification

eMMC 5.1

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G720 MP8	Mali-T830 MP1
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Midgard
GPU frequency	1300 MHz	700 MHz
Execution units	8	1
Shaders	1024	16
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	3.0	1.2
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	2960x1440	1920x1200
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP, 3x 32MP	1x 16MP, 2x 8MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	FullHD@60fps
Video codec support	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Peak Download Speed	5.17 Gbps	0.3 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		0.05 Gbps
Wi-Fi	6 (802.11ax)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	5.4	4.1
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS GLONASS