Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Mediatek Dimensity 8100
We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Exynos 2100 and Dimensity 8100 SoCs, developed by Samsung and Mediatek respectively. We’ve evaluated the pros and cons of these 8-core processors based on Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmark scores alongside their technical 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 1.75% higher CPU clock speed than Dimensity 8100 (2900 vs 2850 MHz).
- Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Dimensity 8100.
Pros of Dimensity 8100
- Dimensity 8100 has 20.00 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 912 vs 760 MHz).
- Dimensity 8100 has 100.00 % higher memory frequency than Exynos 2100 ( 6400 vs 3200 MHz).
- Dimensity 8100 has 7.56 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 2100 ( 809 K vs 752 K).
Benchmarks
Evaluating performance through competitive testing in leading benchmarks.AnTuTu 10
| CPU | 202484 | 204875 |
| GPU | 285430 | 311503 |
| Memory | 123653 | 130636 |
| UX | 140161 | 161518 |
| Total score | 751728 | 808532 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
3DMark
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 66% | 94% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Score | 5655 | 5620 |
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 |
4x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A78 4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency | 2200MHz | 2000MHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 2900MHz | 2850MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8.2-A |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L2 cache | - | - |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | - |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 8 W |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP14 | Mali-G610 MC6 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2 | Valhall 2 |
| GPU frequency | 760 MHz | 912 MHz |
| Pipelines | 14 | 6 |
| Shading units | 224 | - |
| Total shaders | 448 | - |
| 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) | APU 580 (multi-core) |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Bus | - | - |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gbit/s | 51.2 Gbit/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | - |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 4096 x 2160 | 2960 x 1440 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 200MP |
| 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, AV1, VP9 |
| Audio codecs | AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV | AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos Modem 5200 | R16-ready 5G modem |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 21 |
| 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 | - |
| 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, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | March 2022 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9840 | MT6895Z/TCZA |
| Official page | Exynos 2100 official site | Dimensity 8100 official site |