Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1

We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoCs, developed by Samsung and Qualcomm 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

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 Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (2900 vs 2000 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 50.02% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (3200 vs 2133 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 16.67% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (5 vs 6 nm).
  • Exynos 2100 has 93.70 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (752 K vs 388 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1.
  • Exynos 2100 supports 201.18 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 ( 51.2 vs 17 MHz).
Pros of Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 has 8.55 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 825 vs 760 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.
CPU 202484 114597
GPU 285430 93082
Memory 123653 68776
UX 140161 111637
Total score 751728 388092

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 6 FPS
Score 5655 1034

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-A78
6x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2000MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-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 Adreno 619
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 760 MHz 825 MHz
Pipelines 14 4
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) Yes

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 17 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1, UFS 2.2
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 2520 x 1080
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 108MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 1K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 1080p at 60FPS
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 Snapdragon X51
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 800 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps Up to 900 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 210 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 October 2022
Class Flagship Low end
Model number S5E9840 SM4375
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 official site