Exynos 1380 vs Dimensity 8300

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 1380 (with Mali-G68 MP5 graphics) and MediaTek Dimensity 8300 (Mali-G615 MP6). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
DeviceFacts Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of MediaTek Dimensity 8300
  • Performs 7.1x better in floating-point computations
  • Supports 166% higher memory bandwidth (68.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 2.1x) AnTuTu 11 score – 1604K vs 767K
  • Higher GPU frequency (~48%)
  • 40% higher CPU clock speed (3350 vs 2400 MHz)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
767711
1604305
CPU 320484 482670
GPU 91141 432750
Memory 113558 299238
UX 242528 389647
Total score 767711 1604305
Samples [113 tests] [103 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1375
Multi-Core Score
4217
Asset compression 146.7 MB/sec 174.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 64.4 pages/sec 128.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 109.8 Mpixels/sec 146.7 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 53.7 images/sec 93.5 images/sec
HDR 95.9 Mpixels/sec 136.1 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 9.4 images/sec 12.2 images/sec
Photo processing 27.2 images/sec 37.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.23 Mpixels/sec 4.97 Mpixels/sec
Samples 56 tests 50 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
5134
Background blur 4.46 images/sec 16.5 images/sec
Face detection 2.17 images/sec 9.4 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.43 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.19 Gpixels/sec 0.63 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.14 Gpixels/sec 0.46 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.05 Gpixels/sec 0.13 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 9.21 Gpixels/sec 16.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 538 FPS 1671.3 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 35 tests 27 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
881
Score 279 881
Stability 98% 77%
Graphics test 2 FPS 7 FPS
3DMark Solar Bay
Score - 3688
Graphics test - 14 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 14 FPS
Section 3 - 12 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2768
Score 808 2768
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS 16 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
12792
13963
Web score 10597 14649
Video editing score 7345 6419
Data manipulation score 10909 12555
Photo editing score 25069 23328
Writing score 16185 18403
Phones tested 8 models 2 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 1380
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (Abdou DZ)AnTuTu 12866883
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-13 (Lazy)AnTuTu 11893295
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> VAMPRAnTuTu 12866171
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-07 (bes)AnTuTu 12872304
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 -> Danielfikri98_AnTuTu 12843108
MediaTek Dimensity 8300
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-11 -> rajeshwarshah-Oct2AnTuTu 111450232
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 (Putrz)AnTuTu 111440126
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-02 -> uravinqAnTuTu 121745585
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 (Michael Cheng)AnTuTu 121933824
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (MΓΌller)AnTuTu 121893547

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 1380 and Dimensity 8300

CPU

Architecture 4x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2400 MHz 3350 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 5 W 6 W
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G615 MP6
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen Valhall 4rd gen
GPU frequency 949 MHz 1400 MHz
Pipelines 5 6
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 160 768
FLOPS 303.7 Gigaflops 2150.4 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780
NPU theoretical performance 4.9 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 25.6 Gb/s 68.2 Gb/s
Max size 8 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 320MP
Video capture 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 30FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- AV1
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC LC
- FLAC
- HE-AACv1
- HE-AACv2
- MP3

Connectivity

Modem - MediaTek T800
4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3790 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced February 2023 November 2023
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8835 MT6897
Official page Samsung Exynos 1380 official site MediaTek Dimensity 8300 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 1580 - MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Further details
Notes on Dimensity 8300:
    - Dimensity 8300 Ultra is identical to the Dimensity 8300 (without "Ultra") regarding technical specifications and performance.

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