MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs Samsung Exynos 980

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive comparison data of benchmarks MediaTek Dimensity 1000C vs Samsung Exynos 980, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G76 MP5 and Mali-G57 MP5.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Dimensity 1000C is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A77) and Exynos 980 is octa-core (Cortex-A77). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as Quadrant, Neocore, PCMark, Mozilla Kraken, Vellamo, AnTuTu 8, 3DMark, Octane V2, PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Geekbench, GFXBench, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, PUBG etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Dimensity 1000C or Exynos 980 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Dimensity 1000C

31%

Exynos 980

17%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Dimensity 1000C

76%

Exynos 980

72%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Dimensity 1000C

29%

Exynos 980

16%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Dimensity 1000C	Exynos 980
Total score	430976	236563
CPU	120673	66232
GPU	163767	89891
MEM	68953	37840
UX	77577	42582

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Dimensity 1000C	Exynos 980
Single-Core	923	487
Multi-Core	3047	1951

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Dimensity 1000C	Exynos 980
Frequency	2000 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	8 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A77 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 6x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR4
Max. Memory	16 Gb	8 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866	1866
Memory bandwidth	29.87
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.3-A	ARMv8.2-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 980 is 9% better than Dimensity 1000C in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G57 MP5	Mali-G76 MP5
GPU Frequency	850 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	705.5	217
# of Cores	5	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2520 x 1080 pixels	3360 x 1440 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	27.1	27.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	55.6	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	57.3	56.9
Call of Duty: Mobile	41.8	37.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	46.9	23.4
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	76.6	35.1
Real Racing 3	86	71.1
Sniper 3D	74.5	108.1
Need for Speed No Limits	68.8	102.4
Mortal Kombat X	83.1	91
CSR Racing 2	63	68.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	64 MP	108 MP
Dual Camera resolution	32 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	240	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	5G Multi-Mode	5G NR Sub, LTE Cat.16 5CA/Cat.18 2CA
Download speed	4600 MBit/s.	2055 MBit/s.
Upload speed	2500 MBit/s.	1280 MBit/s.
Navigation	BeiDou B1I+ B2a, GPS L1CA+L5, NavIC, Galileo E1 + E5a, QZSS L1CA+ L5, Glonass L1OF	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Dimensity 1000C is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 980 is better: 10
You need to know that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Dimensity 1000C and Exynos 980, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Dimensity 1000C SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Dimensity 1000C specs and review.

Exynos 980 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 980 specs and review.