Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 vs Samsung Exynos 2100

We’ve analyzed the newly launched Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Exynos 2100 SoCs, created by Qualcomm and Samsung respectively. This comparison highlights the key differences and similarities between these 8-core processors, evaluated through Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and other technical details.

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 Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 10.34% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 (3200 vs 2900 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 18.42% higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 (900 vs 760 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 20.00% smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 (4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has 46.05 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 2100 (1098 K vs 752 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 2100.

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 243697 202484
GPU 478120 285430
Memory 191931 123653
UX 184166 140161
Total score 1097914 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 69% 66%
Graphics test 59 FPS 33 FPS
Score 9875 5655

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture 1x 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 2 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 2000MHz 2200MHz
Turbo Frequency 3200MHz 2900MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.4-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache 6 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) - 9 W

Graphics

GPU name Adreno 730 Mali-G78 MP14
Architecture Adreno 700 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 900 MHz 760 MHz
Pipelines - 14
Shading units - 224
Total shaders - 448
FLOPS - 976 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 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 3840 x 2160 4096 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 64MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K 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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Snapdragon X65 Exynos Modem 5200
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 10240 Mbps Up to 7526 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 2500 Mbps Up to 3072 Mbps
Upload speed 5G - 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 May 2022 December 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number - S5E9840
Official page Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 official site Exynos 2100 official site