MediaTek Dimensity 9400 vs Samsung Exynos 1280

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Which processor is better? We compared MediaTek Dimensity 9400 with Samsung Exynos 1280. 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 9400

Exynos 1280

465756

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Dimensity 9400

2874

Exynos 1280

841

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Dimensity 9400

8969

Exynos 1280

1902

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	1x 3.63 GHz – Cortex-X925 3x 3.3 GHz – Cortex-X4 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720	2x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Number of cores	8	8
Instruction Set	ARMv9.2-A	ARMv8.2-A
Lithography	3 nm	5 nm
TDP	8.2 Watt	6 Watt
Neural Processing	MediaTek NPU 890	NPU

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 24 GB	up to 8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR4X
Memory frequency	5333 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Storage

Storage specification

UFS 2.2

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G925 MP12	Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Architecture	Mali Valhall	Mali Valhall
GPU frequency	1612 MHz	1000 MHz
Execution units	12	4
Shaders	1536	64
DirectX	12.1
OpenCL API	3.0	2.0
OpenGL API		ES 3.2
Vulkan API	1.3	1.2

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160	2960x1440@120Hz
Max camera resolution	1x 320MP	1x 108MP
Max Video Capture	8K@60fps	4K@30fps
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		2.55 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed		1.84 Gbps
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	6.0	5.2
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS