Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 835
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 2100 (with Mali-G78 MP14 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (Adreno 540). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.
Review
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score
Key Differences
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2100
- Shows significantly better (up to 2.4x) AnTuTu 11 score β 1065K vs 438K
- Performs 2.1x better in floating-point computations
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 10 nm)
- Supports 72% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 29.8 GB/s)
- 18% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2450 MHz)
- Higher GPU frequency (~20%)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 373598 | 148324 |
| GPU | 156133 | 101521 |
| Memory | 227441 | 88938 |
| UX | 308197 | 99233 |
| Total score | 1065369 | 438016 |
| Samples | [40 tests] | Less than 3 |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 162 MB/sec | 87.1 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 104 pages/sec | 46.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 135.5 Mpixels/sec | 56.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 69.2 images/sec | 15.6 images/sec |
| HDR | 113 Mpixels/sec | 48.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 11.9 images/sec | 2.93 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 35.2 images/sec | 11 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 4.67 Mpixels/sec | 2.23 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 25 tests | 2 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 9.88 images/sec | 3.08 images/sec |
| Face detection | 5.1 images/sec | 1.3 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.29 Gpixels/sec | 0.08 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.35 Gpixels/sec | 0.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.37 Gpixels/sec | 0.06 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.09 Gpixels/sec | 0.02 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 21.5 Gpixels/sec | 5.03 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 1290.7 FPS | 105.3 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 17 tests | - |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 328 | - |
| Stability | 72% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1800 | 368 |
| Stability | 64% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 10 FPS | 2 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13238 | 5581 |
| Video editing score | 7092 | 5841 |
| Data manipulation score | 10433 | 5696 |
| Photo editing score | 29658 | 13302 |
| Writing score | 15614 | 7633 |
| Phones tested | Less than 3 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 2100
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-01 (Md. Iqbal Talukder) | AnTuTu | 1014567 |
| π 2026-07-22 (Squizzyyy) | AnTuTu | 857016 |
| π 2026-07-10 (TechNova0627) | GeekBench CPU | 1446 / 3772 |
| π 2026-07-10 (TechNova0627) | AnTuTu | 1115971 |
| π 2026-07-05 (Luckyy) | AnTuTu | 1086158 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-13 (Lee) | GeekBench CPU | 382 / 1166 |
| π 2023-09-25 (Nightshot) | GeekBench CPU | 427 / 1500 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 835CPU
| Architecture | 1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X1 3x 2.81 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
4x 2.45 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A73) 4x 1.9 GHz β Kryo 280 (Cortex-A53) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.4-A | ARMv8-A |
| L1 cache | - | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Process | 5 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Transistor count | - | 3 billion |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 8 W | 9 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G78 MP14 | Adreno 540 |
| Architecture | Valhall 2nd gen | Adreno 500 |
| GPU frequency | 854 MHz | 710 MHz |
| Pipelines | 14 | 4 |
| Shading units | 32 | 64 |
| Total shaders | 448 | 256 |
| FLOPS | 765.2 Gigaflops | 363.5 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| DirectX version | - | 11 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 682 |
| NPU theoretical performance | 26 TOPS | - |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory frequency | 3200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 2x 32 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 51.2 Gb/s | 29.8 Gb/s |
| Max size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP | 1x 32MP, 2x 16MP |
| 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 5300 | X16 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 16 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 1000 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 150 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
Info
| Announced | December 2020 | November 2016 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9840 | MSM8998 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 2100 official site | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
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