MediaTek Dimensity 9000 vs Samsung Exynos 980

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9000 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?

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture 1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
2x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A77
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores 8 8
Instruction Set ARMv9-A ARMv8-A
Lithography 4 nm 8 nm
TDP 4 Watt 9 Watt
Neural Processing MediaTek APU 590 NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount up to 24 GB up to 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 2133 MHz
Memory-bus 4x16 bit 4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G710 MP10 Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Architecture Valhall Bifrost
GPU frequency 850 MHz 730 MHz
Execution units 10 5
Shaders 512 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 3200x1440 3360x1440
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP 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 7 Gbps 3.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed 2.5 Gbps 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

Supplemental Information

Launch Date 2021 Quarter 4 2019 Quarter 3
Partnumber MT6983 S5E9630
Vertical Segment Mobiles Mobiles
Positioning Flagship Mid-end

AnTuTu 10

Total Score
Dimensity 9000
1010753
Exynos 980
423757

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score
Dimensity 9000
1278
Exynos 980
847

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score
Dimensity 9000
4308
Exynos 980
1828