MediaTek Dimensity 900 vs Samsung Exynos 7420

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 900 with Samsung Exynos 7420. 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 2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
6x 2.0 GHz – Cortex-A55
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A57
4x 1.5 GHz – Cortex-A53
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv8.2-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 6 nm 14 nm
Number of transistors 10000 million 2000 million
TDP 10 Watt 7 Watt
Neural Processing NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 16 GB up to 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory frequency 3200 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 2x32 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.0

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-T760 MP8
GPU Architecture Valhall Midgard
GPU frequency 900 MHz 770 MHz
Execution units 4 8
Shaders 64 128
DirectX 12
OpenCL API 2.0 1.2
OpenGL API ES 3.2 ES 3.2
Vulkan API 1.2 1.0

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution 2520x1080@120Hz 4096x2160
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 20MP, 1x 8MP
Max Video Capture 4K@30fps 4K@30fps
Video codec support 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 2.77 Gbps 0.45 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 1.2 Gbps 0.15 Gbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth 5.2 4.1
Satellite navigation BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS
NavIC
QZSS
BeiDou
GPS
Galileo
GLONASS

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 1 2015 Quarter 2
Partnumber MT6877
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Mid-end Flagship

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 900
435318
Exynos 7420
201539

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 900
704
Exynos 7420
194

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 900
2139
Exynos 7420
831