Mediatek Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Samsung Exynos 2100

We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced Dimensity 9000 Plus vs Exynos 2100 SoCs, designed by Mediatek and Samsung respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and limitations of these 8-core processors, focusing on their performance across Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical aspects.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance
Gaming Performance
Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
Battery life
Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage
Tech Insist Score
Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Dimensity 9000 Plus
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 10.34% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 (3200 vs 2900 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 17.19% higher memory frequency than Exynos 2100 (3750 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 20.00% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has 52.53 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 2100 (1147 K vs 752 K).
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus has the latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 2100.
  • Dimensity 9000 Plus supports 17.19 % higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 2100 ( 60 vs 51.2 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.
CPU 291317 202484
GPU 430867 285430
Memory 218270 123653
UX 206140 140161
Total score 1146594 751728

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 86% 66%
Graphics test 51 FPS 33 FPS
Score 8685 5655

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Dimensity 9000 Plus and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-X1
3x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 1800MHz 2200MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2900MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache 1024 KB -
L2 cache 3.5 MB -
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 4 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G710 MC10 Mali-G78 MP14
Architecture Valhall 3 Valhall 2
GPU frequency - 760 MHz
Pipelines 10 14
Shading units 512 224
Total shaders 1024 448
FLOPS - 976 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes AI Engine with Triple-core NPU and DSP (26 TOPS)

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5x LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3750 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 60 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 4096 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem - Exynos Modem 5200
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7168 Mbps Up to 7526 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2560 Mbps Up to 3072 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 2560 Mbps Up to 3758 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 316 Mbps Up to 422 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC

Info

Announced July 2022 December 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - S5E9840
Official page Dimensity 9000 Plus official site Exynos 2100 official site