Exynos 990 vs Exynos 2100
We compared two 8-core processors: Samsung Exynos 990 (with Mali-G77 MP11 graphics) and Exynos 2100 (Mali-G78 MP14). 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
- Has a smaller size transistor (5 versus 7 nm)
- Performs 31% better in floating-point computations
- Supports 16% higher memory bandwidth (51.2 against 44 GB/s)
- Shows better (up to 17%) AnTuTu 11 score β 1065K vs 907K
- 6% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2730 MHz)
- Better instruction set architecture
Benchmarks
Performance tests in popular benchmarksAnTuTu 11
| CPU | 370196 | 373598 |
| GPU | 130687 | 156133 |
| Memory | 151878 | 227441 |
| UX | 254379 | 308197 |
| Total score | 907140 | 1065369 |
| Samples | [50 tests] | [40 tests] |
GeekBench 6
Single-Core Score
Multi-Core Score
| Asset compression | 139.9 MB/sec | 162 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 80.6 pages/sec | 104 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 99.8 Mpixels/sec | 135.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Image detection | 66.4 images/sec | 69.2 images/sec |
| HDR | 98.7 Mpixels/sec | 113 Mpixels/sec |
| Background blur | 10.4 images/sec | 11.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 30.6 images/sec | 35.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 3.92 Mpixels/sec | 4.67 Mpixels/sec |
| Samples | 20 tests | 25 tests |
Compute Score (GPU)
| Background blur | 7.47 images/sec | 9.88 images/sec |
| Face detection | 3.84 images/sec | 5.1 images/sec |
| Horizon detection | 0.25 Gpixels/sec | 0.29 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge detection | 0.34 Gpixels/sec | 0.35 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian blur | 0.27 Gpixels/sec | 0.37 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature matching | 0.07 Gpixels/sec | 0.09 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo matching | 15.8 Gpixels/sec | 21.5 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle physics | 955.5 FPS | 1290.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| Samples | 8 tests | 17 tests |
3DMark
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Score | 391 | 328 |
| Stability | 73% | 72% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Score | 1416 | 1800 |
| Stability | 65% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 10 FPS |
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10705 | 13238 |
| Video editing score | 6884 | 7092 |
| Data manipulation score | 8823 | 10433 |
| Photo editing score | 30928 | 29658 |
| Writing score | 11422 | 15614 |
| Phones tested | 6 models | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Exynos 990
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-07 (ZailoxTM) | AnTuTu 12 | 1144833 |
| π 2026-09-27 (Tomio.tomato) | AnTuTu 12 | 1064880 |
| π 2026-08-16 -> SamsungS8Hype | AnTuTu 11 | 1236527 |
| π 2026-08-14 (TimFire) | AnTuTu 11 | 868691 |
| π 2026-08-05 (Chryso27) | AnTuTu 11 | 815064 |
Samsung Exynos 2100
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-06 (Nurik) | AnTuTu 12 | 900228 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Luckyy) | AnTuTu 12 | 1281558 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> fh_hxx19 | AnTuTu 12 | 1191592 |
| π 2026-09-30 -> fh_hxx19 | AnTuTu 12 | 1191592 |
| π 2026-09-01 (Md. Iqbal Talukder) | AnTuTu 11 | 1014567 |
Specifications
Full list of technical specifications of Exynos 990 and Exynos 2100CPU
| Architecture | 2x 2.73 GHz β Exynos M5 2x 2.5 GHz β Cortex-A76 4x 2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
1x 2.91 GHz β Cortex-X1 3x 2.81 GHz β Cortex-A78 4x 2.2 GHz β Cortex-A55 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2730 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Instruction set | ARMv8.2-A | ARMv8.4-A |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | - |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | - |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| TDP (Sustained Power Limit) | 9 W | 8 W |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
Graphics
| GPU name | Mali-G77 MP11 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| Architecture | Valhall 1st gen | Valhall 2nd gen |
| GPU frequency | 832 MHz | 854 MHz |
| Pipelines | 11 | 14 |
| Shading units | 32 | 32 |
| Total shaders | 352 | 448 |
| FLOPS | 585.7 Gigaflops | 765.2 Gigaflops |
| Vulkan version | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
AI Accelerator
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| NPU theoretical performance | 15 TOPS | 26 TOPS |
Memory
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory frequency | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max bandwidth | 44 Gb/s | 51.2 Gb/s |
| Max size | 16 GB | 24 GB |
Multimedia (ISP)
| Storage type | UFS 2.1, UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Max display resolution | 3840 x 2400 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Max camera resolution | 1x 108MP, 2x 25MP | 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP |
| Video capture | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS | 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS |
| Video playback | 8K at 30FPS | 8K at 60FPS |
| Video codecs | - H.264 - H.265 - VP8 - VP9 |
- H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9 |
| Audio codecs | - AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
- AAC - AIFF - CAF - MP3 - MP4 - WAV |
Connectivity
| Modem | Exynos 5123 | Exynos 5300 |
| 4G support | LTE Cat. 24 | LTE Cat. 24 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Download speed | Up to 7350 Mbps | Up to 7350 Mbps |
| Upload speed | Up to 3670 Mbps | Up to 3670 Mbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC |
Info
| Announced | October 2019 | December 2020 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model number | S5E9830 | S5E9840 |
| Official page | Samsung Exynos 990 official site | Samsung Exynos 2100 official site |
| Successor | - Samsung Exynos 2500 | - Samsung Exynos 2500 |
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