Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We have compiled a detailed comparison of the recently introduced Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoCs, designed by Samsung and Qualcomm respectively. Our comparison outlines the benefits and limitations of these 8-core processors, focusing on their performance across Geekbench, Antutu, and 3DMark benchmarks, and technical aspects.

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 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 10.34 % higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 3200 vs 2900 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 28.95 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 980 vs 760 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 31.25 % higher memory frequency than Exynos 2100 ( 4200 vs 3200 MHz).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 20.00 % smaller sized transistor than Exynos 2100 ( 4 vs 5 nm).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has 69.84 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 2100 ( 1277 K vs 752 K).
  • Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 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 270867
GPU 285430 567801
Memory 123653 239879
UX 140161 198202
Total score 751728 1276749

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 81 FPS
Score 5655 12967

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 3.2 GHz – Cortex-X3 4x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A715 3x 2 GHz – Cortex-A510
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 3200MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 8 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 740
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 700
GPU frequency 760 MHz 980 MHz
Pipelines 14 -
Shading units 224 -
Total shaders 448 -
FLOPS 976 Gigaflops -
Vulkan version 1.1 1.3
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 LPDDR5x
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s -
Max size 16 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1 x 200 MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 8K at 60FPS, 4K at 120FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos Modem 5200 Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 10000 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 316 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 7
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Info

Announced December 2020 November 2022
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 SM8550-AB
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 official site