Samsung Exynos 2100 vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000

We’ve compiled a side-by-side comparison of the newly released Exynos 2100 versus Dimensity 9000 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
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 Dimensity 9000
  • Dimensity 9000 has 5.17 % higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 3050 vs 2900 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 has 11.84 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 850 vs 760 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 has 17.19 % higher memory frequency than Exynos 2100 ( 3750 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Dimensity 9000 has 20.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 ( 4 vs 5 nm).
  • Dimensity 9000 has 33.77 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 2100 ( 1006 K vs 752 K).
  • Dimensity 9000 has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 2100 .
  • Dimensity 9000 Support 17.19 % higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 2100 ( 60 vs 51.2 GB/s).

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 254411
GPU 285430 384881
Memory 123653 180981
UX 140161 185288
Total score 751728 1005561

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% 90%
Graphics test 33 FPS 47 FPS
Score 5655 7853

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
1x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-X2
3x 2.85 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 3050MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 8 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 4 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G710 MP10
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall 3
GPU frequency 760 MHz 850 MHz
Pipelines 14 10
Shading units 224 512
Total shaders 448 1024
FLOPS 976 Gigaflops 1648 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 590

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3750 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 60 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 3200 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 320MP, 3x 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, AV1, 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. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 7000 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 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 November 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 MT6983
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Dimensity 9000 official site