Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1000 Plus

We’ve conducted a comprehensive side-by-side comparison between the latest Exynos 2100 and Dimensity 1000 Plus SoCs, from Samsung and Mediatek respectively. Our analysis delves into the performance of these 8-core processors, based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark results, providing detailed technical comparisons.

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 Exynos 2100
  • Exynos 2100 has 11.54% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1000 Plus (2900 vs 2600 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 71.49% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 1000 Plus (3200 vs 1866 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1000 Plus (5 vs 7 nm).
  • Exynos 2100 has 44.36 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1000 Plus (752 K vs 521 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1000 Plus.
  • Exynos 2100 supports 71.41 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1000 Plus ( 51.2 vs 29.87 MHz).
Pros of Dimensity 1000 Plus
  • Dimensity 1000 Plus has 11.84 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 850 vs 760 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 202484 157984
GPU 285430 197648
Memory 123653 78051
UX 140161 87037
Total score 751728 520720

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 66% 98%
Graphics test 33 FPS 22 FPS
Score 5655 3735

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
4x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A77
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2600MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.3-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - 0.512 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G77 MC9
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall
GPU frequency 760 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 14 9
Shading units 224 144
Total shaders 448 288
FLOPS 976 Gigaflops 800 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.1
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) AI Engine with Triple-core NPU and DSP (26 TOPS) MediaTek APU 3.0

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 29.87 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 80MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 4K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos Modem 5200 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 4700 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps -
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps -
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced December 2020 May 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 MT6889Z/CZA
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Dimensity 1000 Plus official site