Samsung Exynos 2100 vs MediaTek Helio G85

We’ve analyzed the newly launched Exynos 2100 and Helio G85 SoCs, created by Samsung and Mediatek respectively. This comparison highlights the key differences and similarities between these 8-core processors, evaluated through Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and other technical details.

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 45.00% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G85 (2900 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has -24.00% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G85 (760 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 77.78% higher memory frequency than Helio G85 (3200 vs 1800 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 202.17 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G85 (752 K vs 249 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G85.
  • Exynos 2100 supports 281.80 % higher memory bandwidth than Helio G85 ( 51.2 vs 13.41 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 supports 924.00 % higher download speed than Helio G85 ( 3072 vs 300 Mbps).
Pros of Helio G85
  • Helio G85 has 140.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 ( 12 vs 5 nm).

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.
751728
CPU 202484 67123
GPU 285430 61260
Memory 123653 42828
UX 140161 77565
Total score 751728 248776

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% -
Graphics test 33 FPS 4 FPS
Score 5655 710

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 GHz – Cortex-A75
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2000MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 5 nanometers 12 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G52 MP2
Architecture Valhall 2 Bifrost 2
GPU frequency 760 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 14 2
Shading units 224 32
Total shaders 448 64
FLOPS 976 Gigaflops 59 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.1 1.0
OpenCL version 2 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

AI Accelerator

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

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 1800 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 13.41 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.1
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 48MP, 2x 16MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 2K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, 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. 7
5G support Yes No
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps -
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 300 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps -
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 100 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2020 April 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 MT6769Z
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Helio G85 official site