Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 870 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 17.83% higher GPU clock speed than Snapdragon 870 (760 vs 645 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Snapdragon 870 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 28.57% smaller sized transistor than Snapdragon 870 (5 vs 7 nm).
  • Exynos 2100 has 16.71 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Snapdragon 870 (752 K vs 644 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Snapdragon 870.
  • Exynos 2100 supports 16.36 % higher memory bandwidth than Snapdragon 870 ( 51.2 vs 44 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 supports 22.88 % higher download speed than Snapdragon 870 ( 3072 vs 2500 Mbps).
Pros of Snapdragon 870
  • Snapdragon 870 has 10.34 % higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 3200 vs 2900 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 179347
GPU 285430 270188
Memory 123653 98761
UX 140161 95818
Total score 751728 644114

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% 90%
Graphics test 33 FPS 25 FPS
Score 5655 4258

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 – Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 1800MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 3200MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L2 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 7 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 10 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 650
Architecture Valhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 760 MHz 645 MHz
Pipelines 14 2
Shading units 224 512
Total shaders 448 1024
FLOPS 976 Gigaflops 1,267 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) Hexagon 698

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Bus - -
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 44 Gbit/s
Max size 16 GB 16 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP, 2x 25MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 8K at 30FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV

Connectivity

Modem Exynos Modem 5200 X55
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 2500 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps Up to 3000 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 316 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 January 2021
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 SM8250-ACSM8250-AC
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Snapdragon 870 official site