MediaTek Dimensity 9300 vs Samsung S5L8920

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


MediaTek Dimensity 9300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung S5L8920
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Samsung S5L8920

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 and the Samsung S5L8920 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 8 core processor released in Q4/2023 with the Samsung S5L8920 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2009.
Mediatek Dimensity (36) Family Samsung S5L (3)
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 (1) CPU group Samsung S5L8920 (1)
5 Generation 2
Cortex-X4 / -A720 Architecture Cortex-A8
Mobile Segment Mobile
MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.25 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Samsung S5L8920 clocks with 0.60 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 1 threads in parallel.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
8 Cores 1
8 Threads 1
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.25 GHz
1x Cortex-X4
A-Core 0.60 GHz
2.85 GHz
3x Cortex-X4
B-Core --
2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A720
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
Mediatek APU AI hardware --
MediaTek APU 790 @ 33 TOPS AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU PowerVR SGX535
1.00 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 65nm
0 Max. displays 1
12 Compute units 2
-- Shader 2
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU PowerVR SGX535
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Dimensity 9300, while the Samsung S5L8920 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
LPDDR5X-9600 Memory
16 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 0
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.26 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 has a TDP of 12.5 W. The TDP of the Samsung S5L8920 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
12.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Dimensity 9300 has 18.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Samsung S5L8920 is at 0.26 MB. The processor is manufactured in 65 nm.

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Characteristic Samsung S5L8920
4 nm Technology 65 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
-- ISA extensions --
-- Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Android
Q4/2023 Release date Q2/2009
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
2287 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
7880 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
ARM Immortalis-G720 MC12 @ 1.00 GHz
2400 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
PowerVR SGX535 @ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 10 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 10 benchmark is one of the best-known benchmarks for mobile processors, which is now available in version 10. There is a version for Android-based smartphones and tablets, as well as a version for Apple mobile devices, i.e. iPhones and iPads.

The Antutu 10 benchmark has 3 phases. In the first phase, the device's RAM is tested, in phase 2 the graphics are tested and in the final phase the entire device is pushed to its performance limits by rendering 3D graphics.

Antutu 10 is therefore ideal for comparing the performance of different devices.
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
2041950 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
MediaTek Dimensity 9300 MediaTek Dimensity 9300
8C 8T @ 3.25 GHz
33 (100%)
Samsung S5L8920 Samsung S5L8920
1C 1T @ 0.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Samsung S5L8920
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