Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Mediatek Helio G90T

We’ve analyzed the newly launched Exynos 2100 and Helio G90T 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 41.46% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G90T (2900 vs 2050 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Helio G90T (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 159.22 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G90T (752 K vs 290 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G90T.
  • Exynos 2100 supports Infinity % higher memory bandwidth than Helio G90T ( 51.2 vs 0 MHz).
Pros of Helio G90T
  • Helio G90T has 5.26 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 800 vs 760 MHz).
  • Helio G90T 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 98285
GPU 285430 80267
Memory 123653 55541
UX 140161 55908
Total score 751728 290001

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% 87%
Graphics test 33 FPS 7 FPS
Score 5655 1315

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 2.05 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2050MHz
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-G76 MC4
Architecture Valhall 2 Bifrost
GPU frequency 760 MHz 800 MHz
Pipelines 14 4
Shading units 224 64
Total shaders 448 128
FLOPS 976 Gigaflops 184 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 0 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 10 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 64MP, 2x 24MP
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, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos Modem 5200 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 12
5G support Yes No
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps -
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 600 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps -
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 150 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2020 July 2019
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 MT6785V/CC
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Helio G90T official site