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Exynos 2100 vs Snapdragon 888

Exynos 2100
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Snapdragon 888
Exynos 2100
Snapdragon 888

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 2100 (with Mali-G78 MP14 graphics) and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (Adreno 660). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Benchmarks
  4. AnTuTu v9
  5. GeekBench 5
  6. Gaming
  7. Specs
  8. Comments (18)

Review

General comparison of performance, power consumption, and other indicators
CPU Performance
Single and multi-core processor tests
Gaming Performance
GPU performance in games and OpenCL/Vulcan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
  • Shows better (up to 8%) AnTuTu 9 score – 816K vs 753K

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 2100
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Snapdragon 888

AnTuTu 9

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 2100
753612
Snapdragon 888 +8%
816791
CPU 202484 213623
GPU 285430 312145
Memory 123653 130817
UX 140161 152825
Total score 753612 816791
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GeekBench 5

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 2100
1092
Snapdragon 888 +4%
1135
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 2100
3605
Snapdragon 888 +3%
3715
Image compression 168.4 Mpixels/s 177.1 Mpixels/s
Face detection 27.5 images/s 26.5 images/s
Speech recognition 65.6 words/s 67.7 words/s
Machine learning 50.9 images/s 59.9 images/s
Camera shooting 31.1 images/s 37.5 images/s
HTML 5 3.39 Mnodes/s 3.96 Mnodes/s
SQLite 1010 Krows/s 1060 Krows/s

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Stability 66% 69%
Graphics test 34 FPS 34 FPS
Score 5714 5706

Gaming

Table of average FPS and graphics settings in mobile games
PUBG Mobile - 83 FPS
[Ultra]
Call of Duty: Mobile - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Fortnite - 26 FPS
[Ultra]
Shadowgun Legends - 89 FPS
[Ultra]
World of Tanks Blitz - 112 FPS
[Ultra]
Genshin Impact - 58 FPS
[Ultra]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 60 FPS
[Ultra]
Device - Asus Zenfone 8
1080 x 2400
We provide average results. FPS may differ, depending on game version, OS and other factors.

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X1
3x 2.81 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 1x 2.84 GHz – Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)
3x 2.42 GHz – Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
4x 1.8 GHz – Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2840 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.4-A
L1 cache - 512 KB
L2 cache - 1 MB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Transistor count - 10.3 billion
TDP 8 W 8 W

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Adreno 660
Architecture Vallhall 2 Adreno 600
GPU frequency 854 MHz 840 MHz
Execution units 14 2
Shading units 224 512
FLOPS 1575 Gigaflops 1720 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.2 1.1
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version 12 12

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 24 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 780
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 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 120FPS
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 5300 X60
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 22
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 3000 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 December 2020
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number S5E9840 SM8350
Official page Samsung Exynos 2100 official site Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 official site

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Comments

Please give your opinion on the comparison of Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100, or ask any questions
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Sn8e 23 August 2022 17:41
How does Exynos work in games? Please test and post the results and see how it compares to snapdragon. I think snapdragon is the winner.
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Test standards 14 January 2022 11:57
Hi, I request the admin to test every game they test for 1-hour minimum An especially heavy game like genshin, yup genshin is the benchmark for mobile chips And not just opening or tutorial levels, because once 2 other maps are unlocked the phone is pretty much dead, ( imagine 2x times map of Skyrim)
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Some guy in the internet 23 July 2021 13:43
Every Website Best chipset "Apple A14 Bionic" in reality Snapdragon 888
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Kaif 09 September 2021 15:42
A14 is ahead because of iOS optimization
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Lanigiro 08 February 2021 08:50
If exynos 2100 comes with mali G78 mc24 like kirin 9000, will snap 888 have any winnings?
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Technolgy fact 09 February 2021 02:38
Kirin has nothing to compete. They just advertise too much but in reality, Kirin cant compete with SD, Apple and Exynos!
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Burhan Khan 22 May 2021 09:48
Technolgy fact, Lol 😂😂😂 Kirin always launches latest technologies earlier than all other chip maker's.Like Kirin was the first chip maker to launch 5nm process and also Kirin 9000 launched months earlier than a14 ,sd 888 and Exynos 2100
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Mashqoor zadran 06 July 2021 07:03
If exynos 2100 comes with Mali G78 mp14 Your forgetting that sd 888 will also come adreno 660 which will crush every other gpu
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NkBoss 07 September 2021 14:25
Mashqoor zadran, Snapdragon 888 is alredy with aderno 660
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Amo 19 January 2022 11:55
If Exynos 2100 comes with mali G78 mc24 THE PHONE WILL EXPLODE due to VOLCANO temperature AND SAMSUNG KNOWS THAT.
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S.Katsuragi 03 February 2021 04:32
Absolutely Snapdragon has better GPU performance as always, even if benchmarks show slightly worse score but, this time 888 seems a little hot in daily useage and base on that it didn't give me a good impression on first glance. So any report about Exynos thermal performance？If 2100 shows better cooling I guess that's more significant instead of little graphics gap.
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Unknown 04 February 2021 21:49
Oh no I just downloaded fortnite on my s21 and my phone was so hot during the download. Same when I played call of duty except it wasn't as hot.
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S.Katsuragi 05 February 2021 13:40
Unknown , All 5nm r failed? (but Exynos 1080 seems play nice without overheating ((. btw thanks for ur report, helpful. I should reconsider for these 2 chips.
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Wews 19 April 2021 04:10
S.Katsuragi, And snapdragon 780g too.
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Purger 24 January 2021 19:52
Like almost every year I like the Samsung phone the most, but then I don't buy it, as I didn't for many years because I won't allow myself to pay more for many inferior versions of the same product. As long as I see the name Exynos it is instant boycott from me.
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UbixQ 29 May 2021 02:21
What about when Exynos was better. no. what if Exynos will be better. still wont buy?
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DoYouHaveSomeWater 08 August 2021 08:26
You do realise your comment screams blind-hate right? Goddamn
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Anonymous 07 December 2021 20:42
UbixQ, It's just the GPU at that point. You can have a slower Snapdragon GPU that will get more FPS in games than a faster Mali GPU because of optimization.
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Samsung 22 January 2021 19:18
Exynos is better in cpu performance than snapdragon but snapdragon is a little better in gpu performance.
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King 24 January 2021 10:16
Lol ... Even Snapdragon 865 GPU Adreno 650 is 6 percent better than exynos 2100 GPU ... Adreno 660 in SD 888 is 35 Percent better than 865 Plus GPU and 3 percent better than A14 bionic GPU ...
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Samsung 24 January 2021 13:00
King, No. snapdragon 888 's gpu is a little better then exynos 2100. but exynos 2100 's cpu performance is better then sd 888.
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Fadi 08 February 2021 14:43
Samsung, No bro check again, SD888 you is far better than E2100 gpu plus E2100 gets hot faster so it performance decrease alot, E2100 Is little better than SD888, the cpu gap is very small compared to the gpu gap between both chips, so yeah snapdragon wins this year, hard luck for exynos.
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Hiiii 24 February 2021 08:07
Fadi, A14 is stronger than both of them. And talking about exynos they want just profit and they don't care how their products works. SD888 is better than e2100 and better quality is on A,SD and Kirin. I for samsung quality will say its like MT dimensity series
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Accept the truth 19 September 2022 14:16
Hiiii, Well just want profit sounds very apple of you 😂. Yes, Sd 888 is better. It's better than A14 in GPU and in real life as well it plays games better due to better gpu! Exynos 2100 is not great in comparison to Sd888, I agree. I am a Samsung fan and just want Samsung to switch to sd at least for their higher-end devices. But if you are not a heavy gamer, it's just fine. The other stuff on the phone is great. There are a lot of options available for gamers, go for that instead. There are phones with Sd888 with a better camera than Samsung's non ultra version. But with the Ultra version, Samsung just kills as an all-rounder.
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GEEK 21 January 2021 17:03
Well, talking about the fact am not a fanboy but..!! I've used a lot of sdm variant phones and exynos too, fairly both chips are good, but i've seen that sdm can clearly beat exynos in terms of perfomance and optimizations specially so, sdm has the uper hand in custom roms and furthur supports. As heating issue is a headache both sdm and exynos have the issue (exynos is a bit more worse in terms of thermal throttling). Guys sdm is a clear winner but personally i don't prefer these, i like (mtk's new gen and kirin is great no throttling btw) mtk offer less price and great performance (AMD vs INTEL) :) so i'll go with amd and mtk rather then sdm or exynos.
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Accept the truth 19 September 2022 14:21
Yes, I think they can be used to reduce the price. Especially in 2022. Asus recently launched 6D Ultimate. Great move I guess! Sd needs some stiff competition so that Android chipsets can finally create a difference that is between Macs and amd/Intel laptops currently! I am honestly surprised how mtk did so well in starting itself in the flagship chipset market. I haven't used Kirin yet🥲.
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Gamer 17 January 2021 12:21
For gaming SD 888 is best And for camera samsung 2100 is best no doubt 😀😋
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Fadi 08 February 2021 14:47
It's true SD888 wins for gaming but for camera both chips are nearly equal, SD888 somehow gives more details when zooming in but E2100 has a bit more texture and sometimes the opposite happens so both are equal when it comes to the camera.
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Branch 15 January 2021 20:21
Seems like the Exynos is a tiny bit better in CPU but Snapdragon has a bigger gap with its GPU advantage. Either way, they're so closely matched that nobody using them will be able to tell the difference. The only thing that will matter between them now is battery life, and as far as I can tell there's no real-world tests yet - just speculation.
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lol 16 January 2021 06:01
I'm more concerned about ISP differences
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WGACA 16 January 2021 22:38
lol, Exynos has 4 channel ISP, SD 3, so theoretically the Exynos should produce better photos
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anonymous 15 January 2021 14:20
this website gives wrong results always
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Root 15 January 2021 14:25
You are not objective. If you find any mistake or wrong result - tell us, we will correct them as soon as possible.
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Erske 17 January 2021 01:35
Root, I want to see dates and times of when these comparisons are updated. I visited this webpage just a few days ago and I am quite certain that some numbers have been changed since then.
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Root 17 January 2021 09:34
Erske, Yes, we update info when we have new one. Also the site is still in beta and we will add edit time later.
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Meraj 21 January 2021 09:42
Root, yes you're wrong, how can (dimensity1200) with core frequency3GHrz be worse than ( snapdragon ) with core frequency 2/84 GHrz in test ( single core)?
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Knowledgeable 27 January 2021 09:47
Meraj, It is not all about core frequency, the instructions per clock is lower on the dimensity 1200 cuz it uses cores made for 7 nm but fabricated in 5nm. While sd 888 and exynos 2100 uses true 5nm cores
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User 15 January 2021 14:09
I still don't think the exynos 2100 has been properly tested yet. These are basically the same chipset with different gpu's and it seems like snapdragon 888 heats up more than exynos 2100 so it doesnt make much sense that battery is supposedly better in the snapdragon 888
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SSR 17 January 2021 08:26
That is what I have heard. But I don't know if those results were thorough or tested with single iteration or multiple. Also, another thing is if the background apps were cleared and both phones were in ideal situation or not. Ambient temperature was constant though. There are lot of questions. Let's see. But, the good thing is that Exynos 2100 is now almost identical to the SD counterpart. Therefore, people should not feel bad.
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Stranger 14 January 2021 16:07
I think the Snapdragon will be better because of the thermal performance and the gpu
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Hung 15 January 2021 07:43
Nope. Snapdragon 888 is supposed to be S810 Remastered
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Ajay 13 January 2021 11:34
Cpu is better in exynos but in terms of gpu and thermal management sd is better and optimizations are far better in sd than exynos
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Rashid 08 January 2021 12:03
We have to wait for the final benchmarks. I think exynos will beat snapdragon, the exynos team is very confident
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Mate 02 January 2021 23:54
Have the FINAL benchmark and real-life usage test results for the exynos 2100 been released? If not, we should wait for these to come out befpre we compare them. And how tf do you know the battery life and gaming performance of this chipset?
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guest_946 27 December 2020 06:24
the Samsung has always beaten by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips although we should wait until 2021 Jan we can see me 11 beating S 21 S21 plus, S 21 and S 21 plus cost like acid in their brain we should wait.
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Guest User #433 05 January 2021 22:07
Exynos hasn't actually beaten snapdragon since s8 (although exynos 8895 performed the same in real-life as the snapdragon 835) exynos 9810 and 9820 performed slightly worse than the snapdragon variants but the exynos 990 performed worse in relation the snapdragon 865 and 865+ than previous generations although I have seen people say the exynos performed essentially on par with the snapdragon
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Walis 17 January 2021 13:18
Guest User #433, I owned the s8 on exynos, it was horrible, I would need to run my phone under the tap after a game of pubg , at smooth high settings which is pretty basic , it didn't even support smooth extreme which is like a minimum requirement to play the game. The Snapdragon variant of the s8 was so much better , I have tested it against one of my American friends . His phone still runs perfectly fine, he has no issues with pubg compared to me . Exynos has always been worse since the s8 was released , I really hope Samsung got the performance as good as the Snapdragon in terms of GPU and and efficiency because those are where it's always lacked .
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Hihssjsh 26 December 2020 14:11
We need to wait to the final benchmarks
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