Samsung Exynos 2100 vs Samsung Exynos 1080

We’ve prepared an in-depth comparison between the newly launched Exynos 2100 and Exynos 1080 SoCs, developed by Samsung and Samsung 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 3.57% higher CPU clock speed than Exynos 1080 (2900 vs 2800 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 16.36% higher memory frequency than Exynos 1080 (3200 vs 2750 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 has 7.87 % better AnTuTu 9 score than Exynos 1080 (752 K vs 697 K).
  • Exynos 2100 has the latest instruction set, hence better than Exynos 1080.
  • Exynos 2100 supports 16.36 % higher memory bandwidth than Exynos 1080 ( 51.2 vs 44 MHz).
  • Exynos 2100 supports 156.00 % higher download speed than Exynos 1080 ( 3072 vs 1200 Mbps).
Pros of Exynos 1080
  • Exynos 1080 has 5.26 % higher GPU clock speed than Exynos 2100 ( 800 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 178651
GPU 285430 251983
Memory 123653 127596
UX 140161 138654
Total score 751728 696884

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 -
Score 5655 -

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 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A78
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Base Frequency 2200MHz 2000MHz
Turbo Frequency 2900MHz 2800MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.3-A
L2 cache - -
L2 cache - -
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - -
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 9 W 9 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G78 MP10
Architecture Valhall 2 Valhall 2
GPU frequency 760 MHz 800 MHz
Pipelines 14 10
Shading units 224 160
Total shaders 448 320
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) Neural Processor

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 8 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 4096 x 2160 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
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 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed 5G Up to 7526 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Download speed 4G Up to 3072 Mbps Up to 1200 Mbps
Upload speed 5G Up to 3758 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Upload speed 4G Up to 422 Mbps Up to 200 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.2
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2020 November 2020
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 S5E9815
Official page Exynos 2100 official site Exynos 1080 official site