Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Mediatek Helio G99

We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Exynos 2100 vs Helio G99 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

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 31.82% higher CPU clock speed than Helio G99 (2900 vs 2200 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has -24.00% higher GPU clock speed than Helio G99 (760 vs 1000 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Helio G99 (5 vs 6 nm).
  • Exynos 2100 has 97.60 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Helio G99 (752 K vs 380 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Helio G99.
  • Exynos 2100 supports 199.42 % higher memory bandwidth than Helio G99 ( 51.2 vs 17.1 MHz).
Pros of Helio G99
  • Helio G99 has 33.31 % higher memory frequency than Exynos 2100 ( 4266 vs 3200 MHz).

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 103357
GPU 285430 86376
Memory 123653 89007
UX 140161 101683
Total score 751728 380423

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% 99%
Graphics test 33 FPS 8 FPS
Score 5655 1362

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 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A76
6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2200MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - -
Process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W -

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G57 MC2
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall
GPU frequency 760 MHz 1000 MHz
Pipelines 14 2
Shading units 224 32
Total shaders 448 64
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 4266 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17.1 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 10 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 108MP, 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 AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos Modem 5200 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 13
5G support Yes No
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 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 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 -
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Helio G99 official site