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Exynos 2100 vs Exynos 1480

Exynos 2100
VS
Exynos 1480
Exynos 2100
Exynos 1480

We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 2100 (with Mali-G78 MP14 graphics) and Exynos 1480 (Samsung Xclipse 530). 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 v11
  5. GeekBench 6
  6. Specs
  7. Comments (4)

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/Vulkan
Battery life
Efficiency of battery consumption
NanoReview Score
Overall chip score

Key Differences

Main differences and advantages of each chip
Pros of Samsung Exynos 2100
  • Supports 100% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 25.6 GB/s)
  • 5% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2750 MHz)
  • Performs 15% better in floating-point computations
  • Better instruction set architecture
  • Shows better (up to 4%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1065K vs 1021K
Pros of Samsung Exynos 1480
  • Higher GPU frequency (~52%)
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 5 nm)

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks
SoC:
Exynos 2100
vs
Exynos 1480

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
Exynos 2100 +4%
1065369
Exynos 1480
1021736
CPU 373598 348485
GPU 156133 226076
Memory 227441 182794
UX 308197 264381
Total score 1065369 1021736
Samples [40 tests] [38 tests]
Submit your AnTuTu result

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
Exynos 2100 +26%
1435
Exynos 1480
1137
Multi-Core Score
Exynos 2100 +3%
3555
Exynos 1480
3437
Asset compression 162 MB/sec 174.3 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 104 pages/sec 84.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 135.5 Mpixels/sec 127.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 69.2 images/sec 65.6 images/sec
HDR 113 Mpixels/sec 109.3 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 11.9 images/sec 12.5 images/sec
Photo processing 35.2 images/sec 31.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.67 Mpixels/sec 5.04 Mpixels/sec
Samples 25 tests 19 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 2100 +65%
6754
Exynos 1480
4101
Background blur 9.88 images/sec 7.73 images/sec
Face detection 5.1 images/sec 3.62 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.29 Gpixels/sec 0.16 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.35 Gpixels/sec 0.24 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.37 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.09 Gpixels/sec 0.05 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 21.5 Gpixels/sec 16.2 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 1290.7 FPS 426.8 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 17 tests 11 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 2100
328
Exynos 1480 +40%
459
Score 328 459
Stability 72% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 3 FPS
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Exynos 2100 +83%
1800
Exynos 1480
982
Score 1800 982
Stability 64% 98%
Graphics test 10 FPS 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
Exynos 2100 +3%
13533
Exynos 1480
13134
Web score 13238 11788
Video editing score 7092 7255
Data manipulation score 10433 10941
Photo editing score 29658 23283
Writing score 15614 17673
Phones tested Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Exynos 2100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-01 (Md. Iqbal Talukder)AnTuTu 111014567
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-22 (Squizzyyy)AnTuTu 11857016
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (TechNova0627)Geekbench 6 CPU1446 / 3772
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (TechNova0627)AnTuTu 111115971
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Luckyy)AnTuTu 111086158
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Samsung Exynos 1480
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (АртСм)AnTuTu 111080442
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> SKLeoAnTuTu 111062044
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
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Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 2100 and Exynos 1480

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.91 GHz – Cortex-X1
3x 2.81 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2.2 GHz – Cortex-A55		 4x 2.75 GHz – Cortex-A78
4x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2900 MHz 2750 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv8.2-A
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP (Sustained Power Limit) 8 W 5 W
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G78 MP14 Samsung Xclipse 530
Architecture Valhall 2nd gen RDNA 2
GPU frequency 854 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 14 1
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 448 128
FLOPS 765.2 Gigaflops 665.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.3
OpenCL version 2.0 2.0
DirectX version - 12

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance 26 TOPS -

Memory

Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 51.2 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 24 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3840 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 5300 -
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7350 Mbps Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 3670 Mbps Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

Info

Announced December 2020 March 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 S5E8845
Official page Samsung Exynos 2100 official site Samsung Exynos 1480 official site
Successor - Samsung Exynos 2500 - Samsung Exynos 1580

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Comments

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Harmont September 2, 2024 at 06:40 AM
The 2100 is old, even if it's still a few steps ahead, but the 1480 has a better strategy. I have been using the S21 FE for several months and it gets very hot. Even after the update, this problem was not solved well. Record three or four minutes of video (4K at 60fps) with it, and the phone becomes a heater, sometimes even so hot that it limits access (flashlight or camera). But some games are still not optimized for 1480, but the optimal power consumption and excellent thermal control of this chip is really better than 2100.
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Mr.X September 19, 2024 at 02:29 PM
Exactly , i have the same problem , it is better we call this phone fire edition instead fan edition
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Close June 13, 2024 at 02:02 PM
Although the 1480 is a step behind, it is more modern and polished
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Exynos 2100 no vale la pena March 24, 2024 at 03:42 PM
I owned an S21 FE. It was horribly overheating, and its battery was really bad given the promised capacity (4500mAh is not a small capacity). The Exynos 1480 is based on a new, polished, and improved 4nm node that so far in the Exynos 2400, has not been giving problems like the ones I mentioned. The specs of Exynos 1480 aren't too far off from the Exynos 2100, and on top of that... it maintains better temperatures and energy efficiency.
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