Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Apple A17 Pro

We’ve created an extensive comparison of the latest Exynos 2100 vs A17 Pro SoCs, manufactured by Samsung and Apple respectively. We’ve assessed the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core and 6-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark results, along with a detailed look at their technical specifications.

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators

CPU Performance

Evaluation of Single-Core and Multi-Core Processor Performance

Exynos 2100

A17 Pro

Gaming Performance

Gaming and OpenCL/Vulkan Performance of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

Exynos 2100

A17 Pro

Battery life

Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage

Exynos 2100

A17 Pro

Tech Insist Score

Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Exynos 2100

A17 Pro

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip

Pros of Exynos 2100

Exynos 2100 has -45.64% higher GPU clock speed than A17 Pro (760 vs 1398 MHz).

Pros of A17 Pro

A17 Pro has 30.34 % higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 3780 vs 2900 MHz).
A17 Pro has 40.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 ( 3 vs 5 nm).
A17 Pro has 117.05 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 2100 ( 1632 K vs 752 K).
A17 Pro has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 2100 .

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

SoC:

Exynos 2100

A17 Pro

AnTuTu 10

The AnTuTu Benchmark evaluates CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O capabilities across various scenarios.

Exynos 2100

751728

A17 Pro +41%

1631657

CPU	202484	399992
GPU	285430	620081
Memory	123653	265579
UX	140161	346005
Total score	751728	1631657

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance

Single-Core Score

Exynos 2100

1088

A17 Pro +64%

2999

Multi-Core Score

Exynos 2100

3624

A17 Pro +53%

7779

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Exynos 2100

5655

A17 Pro +22%

10002

Stability	66%	79%
Graphics test	33 FPS	60 FPS
Score	5655	10002

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2100 and Dimensity 9300

CPU

Architecture	1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-X1 3x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A55	2x 3.78 GHz 4x 2.02 GHz
Cores	8	6
Base Frequency	2200MHz	2020MHz
Turbo Frequency	2900MHz	3780MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv9-A
L2 cache	-	256 KB
L2 cache	-	16 MB
L3 cache	-	-
Process	5 nanometers	3 nanometers
Transistor count	-	19 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)	9 W	8 W

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G78 MP14	Apple A17 GPU
Architecture	Valhall 2	Apple GPU
GPU frequency	760 MHz	1398 MHz
Pipelines	14	6
Shading units	224	128
Total shaders	448	256
FLOPS	976 Gigaflops	2147.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version	1.1	-
OpenCL version	2	-
DirectX version	12	-

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU)

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

Neural Engine

Memory

Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Bus	-	-
Max bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	51.2 Gbit/s
Max size	16 GB	8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Max display resolution	4096 x 2160	-
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP	-
Video capture	8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video playback	8K at 60FPS	4K at 60FPS
Video codecs	H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9	H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs	AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV	-

Connectivity

Modem	Exynos Modem 5200	-
4G support	LTE Cat. 24	-
5G support	Yes	Yes
Download speed 5G	Up to 7526 Mbps	Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G	Up to 3072 Mbps	-
Upload speed 5G	Up to 3758 Mbps	Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G	Up to 422 Mbps	-
Wi-Fi	6	6
Bluetooth	5.2	5.3
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced	December 2020	September 2023
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	S5E9840	APL1V02
Official page	Exynos 2100 official site	A17 Pro official site