Mobile processor comparison

MediaTek Dimensity 8100 vs Samsung Exynos 1580

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 38
Different values 26
Quick factual highlights
MediaTek Dimensity 8100 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
Samsung Exynos 1580
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Samsung Exynos 1580
Architecture 4x 2.85 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2850 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 8 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Samsung Exynos 1580
L3 cache 4 MB Not available
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 6400 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory Not available 12 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Samsung Exynos 1580
GPU Mali-G610 MC6 Samsung Xclipse 540
GPU architecture Valhall 2 Magellan (RDNA 3)
GPU clock 912 MHz Not available
Execution units 6 Not available
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
DirectX 12 12.1
Neural processor / NPU Yes Yes

Display and media

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Samsung Exynos 1580
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV

Connectivity

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Samsung Exynos 1580
4G LTE Cat. 21 LTE Cat. 18
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Not available Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Not available Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

General

SpecificationMediaTek Dimensity 8100Samsung Exynos 1580
Release March 2022 October 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number MT6895Z/TCZA S5E8855
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Devices in database 3 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

MediaTek Dimensity 8100

Honor Pad V8 Pro WiFi
Honor

Honor Pad V8 Pro WiFi

3.2
Tablet
Display
IPS TFT 1.07G colors, 144 Hz, 1600 × 2560 pix…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Battery
Li-Po 10050 mAh

Samsung Exynos 1580

5G
Samsung Galaxy A56
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A56

3.4
Smartphone
Display
Super AMOLED 16.7M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 234…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Po 5000 mAh