Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Mediatek Dimensity 1080

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Exynos 2100 versus Dimensity 1080 SoCs, brought to you by Samsung and Mediatek respectively. This comparison examines the pros and cons of these 8-core processors, with data from Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, alongside their detailed 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

Dimensity 1080

Gaming Performance

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

Exynos 2100

Dimensity 1080

Battery life

Energy Efficiency in Battery Usage

Exynos 2100

Dimensity 1080

Tech Insist Score

Overall Performance Rating of the Chip

Exynos 2100

Dimensity 1080

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip

Pros of Exynos 2100

Exynos 2100 has 11.54% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 1080 (2900 vs 2600 MHz).
Exynos 2100 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 1080 (5 vs 6 nm).
Exynos 2100 has 45.45 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 1080 (752 K vs 517 K).
Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 1080.
Exynos 2100 supports 89.63 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 1080 ( 51.2 vs 27 MHz).
Exynos 2100 supports 156.00 % higher download speed than Dimensity 1080 ( 3072 vs 1200 Mbps).

Pros of Dimensity 1080

Dimensity 1080 has 25.00 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 950 vs 760 MHz).

Benchmarks

Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.

SoC:

Exynos 2100

Dimensity 1080

AnTuTu 10

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

Exynos 2100 +11%

751728

Dimensity 1080

516824

CPU	202484	143941
GPU	285430	140125
Memory	123653	96692
UX	140161	136066
Total score	751728	516824

GeekBench 6

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

Single-Core Score

Exynos 2100 +10%

1088

Dimensity 1080

766

Multi-Core Score

Exynos 2100 +18%

3624

Dimensity 1080

2252

3DMark

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

3DMark Wild Life Performance

Exynos 2100 +17%

5655

Dimensity 1080

2287

Stability	66%	99%
Graphics test	33 FPS	13 FPS
Score	5655	2287

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 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores	8	8
Base Frequency	2200MHz	2000MHz
Turbo Frequency	2900MHz	2600MHz
Instruction set	ARMv8.4-A	ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache	-	256 KB
L2 cache	-	-
L3 cache	-	-
Process	5 nanometers	6 nanometers
Transistor count	-	12 billion
TDP (Sustained Power Limit)	9 W	10 W

Graphics

GPU name	Mali-G78 MP14	Mali-G68 MC4
Architecture	Valhall 2	Valhall 2
GPU frequency	760 MHz	950 MHz
Pipelines	14	5
Shading units	224	64
Total shaders	448	128
FLOPS	976 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	LPDDR5
Memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Bus	-	-
Max bandwidth	51.2 Gbit/s	27 Gbit/s
Max size	16 GB	16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution	4096 x 2160	2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution	1x 200MP, 2x 32MP	1x 200MP
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	AAC, 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	-
Download speed 4G	Up to 3072 Mbps	Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G	Up to 3758 Mbps	-
Upload speed 4G	Up to 422 Mbps	Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi	6	6
Bluetooth	5.2	5.2
Navigation	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced	December 2020	October 2022
Class	Flagship	Flagship
Model number	S5E9840	MT6877V/TTZA
Official page	Exynos 2100 official site	Dimensity 1080 official site