Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1

We’ve thoroughly compared the latest Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoCs, developed by Samsung and Qualcomm 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 20.83% higher CPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (2900 vs 2400 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 26.67% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (760 vs 600 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 33.89 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (752 K vs 561 K).
  • Exynos 2100 supports 100.00 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 ( 51.2 vs 25.6 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 supports 156.00 % higher download speed than Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 ( 3072 vs 1200 Mbps).
Pros of Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
  • Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has 20.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 ( 4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 has latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 2100 .

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 177123
GPU 285430 162367
Memory 123653 101455
UX 140161 120496
Total score 751728 561441

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 17 FPS
Score 5655 3089

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 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A710
3x 2.36 GHz – Cortex-A710
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2400MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - 3 MB
L3 cache - -
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 5 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 662
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 760 MHz 600 MHz
Pipelines 14 -
Shading units 224 384
Total shaders 448 768
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 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 25.6 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 3360 x 1600
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP
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 X62
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 4400 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps -
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 210 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 May 2022
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 SM7450-AB
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 official site