Dimensity 9300 vs Exynos 2500
The Dimensity 9300 and the Exynos 2500 are both flagship chips, made by MediaTek and Samsung. In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (6,900 vs 6,990), but the Dimensity 9300 is 10% faster in single-core.
Benchmarks head to head
Full chipset rankingMulti-core Geekbench 6
Nearly levelSingle-core Geekbench 6
Dimensity 9300 +10%Graphics 3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Higher is better. Bars are relative to the faster chip in each test. A dash means we don’t have a reliable result for that chip yet.
Key facts
Specs from the chip makers. The better result in each benchmark is highlighted.
| Dimensity 9300 | Exynos 2500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | MediaTek | Samsung |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | — | Jun 2025 |
| Process | — | 3 nm Samsung SF3 |
| CPU | — | 10 cores 1× 3.3 GHz + 2× 2.74 GHz + 5× 2.36 GHz + 2× 1.8 GHz |
| Max CPU speed | — | 3.3 GHz |
| GPU | — | Xclipse 950 |
| 5G modem | — | Built-in 5G |
| Place in our ranking | #25 of 128 | #24 of 128 (better) |
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,170 (better) | 1,980 |
| Geekbench 6 multi-core | 6,900 | 6,990 |
| Graphics (3DMark Steel Nomad Light) | — | 2,248 |
| Phones in our database | 2 phones | 2 phones |
| Best-rated phone | vivo X100 Pro 8.1 | Samsung Galaxy S26 FE 7.9 |
| Lowest US launch price | — | $700 Samsung Galaxy S26 FE |
| Newest phone | vivo X100 Pro Nov 2023 | Samsung Galaxy S26 FE Aug 2026 |
Phones with the Dimensity 9300
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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8.1
vivo X100 Pro
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,400 mAh
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7.6
vivo X100
6.78″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh
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Phones with the Exynos 2500
2 phones in our database, best rated first.
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7.9
Samsung Galaxy S26 FE
6.7″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,900 mAh
From $699.99 + Compare -
7.2
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
6.9″ 120 Hz, 50 MP camera, 4,300 mAh
From $1,099.99 + Compare
Dimensity 9300 vs Exynos 2500: FAQ
Which is faster, the Dimensity 9300 or the Exynos 2500?
In Geekbench 6, the two chips are nearly level in multi-core (6,900 vs 6,990), but the Dimensity 9300 is 10% faster in single-core. Real-world speed also depends on how well each phone keeps the chip cool and on its software.
Which phones use the Dimensity 9300 and the Exynos 2500?
The Dimensity 9300 powers 2 phones in our database, including the vivo X100 Pro and vivo X100. The Exynos 2500 powers 2 phones in our database, including the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7. The lowest US launch price with this chip is $700, for the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE.
Where do these benchmark scores come from?
They are reference results for each chip: the median of several Geekbench 6 runs on retail phones. The 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics score is the median of the results for retail phones with the chip in the official ranking of UL, the maker of 3DMark. The same chip can score a little differently from phone to phone, depending on cooling, clock speeds and software.
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