Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Mediatek Dimensity 720
We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Exynos 2100 vs Dimensity 720 SoCs, developed by Samsung and Mediatek respectively. Our analysis covers the strengths and weaknesses of these 8-core CPUs, evaluated through their Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark scores and other key specifications.
Review
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
Pros of Exynos 2100
- Exynos 2100 has 45.00% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 720 (2900 vs 2000 MHz).
- Exynos 2100 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Dimensity 720 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
- Exynos 2100 has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Dimensity 720 (5 vs 7 nm).
- Exynos 2100 has 155.50 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Dimensity 720 (752 K vs 294 K).
- Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 720.
- Exynos 2100 supports 199.94 % higher memory bandwidth than Dimensity 720 ( 51.2 vs 17.07 MHz).
- Exynos 2100 supports 156.00 % higher download speed than Dimensity 720 ( 3072 vs 1200 Mbps).
Pros of Dimensity 720
- Dimensity 720 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
| CPU | 202484 | 94857 |
| GPU | 285430 | 73751 |
| Memory | 123653 | 64277 |
| UX | 140161 | 61339 |
| Total score | 751728 | 294224 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 66% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Score | 5655 | 1219 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2100 and Dimensity 9300CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-X1 3x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
2x 2 GHz – Cortex-A76 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2200MHz | 2000MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2900MHz | 2000MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | - | - |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 10 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP14 | Mali-G57 MC3 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Valhall |
| GPU frequency | 760 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Pipelines | 14 | 3 |
| Shading units | 224 | 48 |
| Total shaders | 448 | 96 |
| 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) | Yes |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 17.07 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 12 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 64MP, 2x 20MP |
| 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, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
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 2770 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 211 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | July 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Mid range |
| Model number | S5E9840 | MT6853V |
| Official page | Exynos 2100 official site | Dimensity 720 official site |