Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 1580 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

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

Compared fields 38
Different values 28
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 1580 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A7203x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A7204x 1.95 GHz - Cortex-A520 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2900 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 4 nanometers 4 nanometers

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 8400
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 12 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 8400
GPU Samsung Xclipse 540 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU architecture Magellan (RDNA 3) Valhall 5th gen
GPU clock Not available 1300 MHz
Shaders Not available 896
FLOPS Not available 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.2
DirectX 12.1 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes MediaTek NPU 880

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Maximum display resolution 2960 x 1440 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 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

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 8400
4G LTE Cat. 18 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 5100 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 1280 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.4 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 1580MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Release October 2024 December 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number S5E8855 MT6899, MT6899Z
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

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

MediaTek Dimensity 8400

5G
Realme GT 7T
Realme

Realme GT 7T

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 pixels (6.80 inch…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 7000 mAh
5G
Realme Neo7 SE
Realme

Realme Neo7 SE

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz (6.78 inches)
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 4
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 4

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6550 mAh