Unisoc T9100 vs Exynos 1580

We compared two 8-core processors: Unisoc T9100 (with Mali-G57 MP4 graphics) and Samsung Exynos 1580 (Samsung Xclipse 540). Here you will find the pros and cons of each chip, technical specs, and comprehensive tests in benchmarks, like AnTuTu and Geekbench.

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 1580
  • Performs 6.7x better in floating-point computations
  • Higher GPU frequency (~67%)
  • Shows significantly better (up to 73%) AnTuTu 11 score – 1251K vs 723K
  • Has a smaller size transistor (4 versus 6 nm)
  • Supports 50% higher memory bandwidth (25.6 against 17.07 GB/s)
  • 7% higher CPU clock speed (2900 vs 2700 MHz)
  • Better instruction set architecture

Benchmarks

Performance tests in popular benchmarks

AnTuTu 11

The AnTuTu Benchmark measures CPU, GPU, RAM, and I/O performance in different scenarios
723825
1251512
CPU 292879 490457
GPU 61687 296896
Memory 147055 173263
UX 222204 290896
Total score 723825 1251512
Samples [11 tests] [139 tests]

GeekBench 6

The GeekBench test shows raw single-threaded and multithreaded CPU performance
Single-Core Score
1356
Multi-Core Score
3888
Asset compression 134.1 MB/sec 187.2 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 51.9 pages/sec 98.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 85.6 Mpixels/sec 138.9 Mpixels/sec
Image detection 41.7 images/sec 73.4 images/sec
HDR 75.1 Mpixels/sec 119.7 Mpixels/sec
Background blur 8.19 images/sec 15.9 images/sec
Photo processing 20.3 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.09 Mpixels/sec 5.13 Mpixels/sec
Samples Less than 3 25 tests
Compute Score (GPU)
Exynos 1580 +160%
6878
Background blur 4.54 images/sec 13.8 images/sec
Face detection 1.97 images/sec 6.57 images/sec
Horizon detection 0.1 Gpixels/sec 0.23 Gpixels/sec
Edge detection 0.15 Gpixels/sec 0.29 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian blur 0.13 Gpixels/sec 0.41 Gpixels/sec
Feature matching 0.04 Gpixels/sec 0.1 Gpixels/sec
Stereo matching 10.4 Gpixels/sec 30.7 Gpixels/sec
Particle physics 398.1 FPS 727.6 FPS
API OpenCL Vulkan
Samples 2 tests 19 tests

3DMark

A cross-platform benchmark that assesses graphics performance in Vulkan (Metal)
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Exynos 1580 +181%
655
Score 233 655
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS

PCMark 3.0

Benchmark for evaluating overall system performance in everyday workloads
PCMark 3.0
14140
12979
Web score 14936 12398
Video editing score 7599 7114
Data manipulation score 9940 10983
Photo editing score 32237 23206
Writing score 15432 16063
Phones tested Less than 3 3 models

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Unisoc T9100
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Vinnzzx67)AnTuTu 12821056
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 -> ChizuAnTuTu 11746898
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-22 (Firdausss)AnTuTu 11754254
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 -> Gil_lipata33AnTuTu 11723825
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Zypher)AnTuTu 11723825
Samsung Exynos 1580
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)CPU Throttle82%
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 GPU5755
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)Geekbench 7 CPU1191 / 3814
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 (.)AnTuTu 121017323
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> CR7AnTuTu 121030440

Specifications

Full list of technical specifications of Unisoc T9100 and Exynos 1580

CPU

Architecture 1x 2.7 GHz – Cortex-A76
3x 2.3 GHz – Cortex-A76
4x 2.1 GHz – Cortex-A55
1x 2.9 GHz – Cortex-A720
3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720
4x 1.95 GHz – Cortex-A520
Cores 8 8
Frequency 2700 MHz 2900 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.2-A ARMv9.2-A
L2 cache - 512 KB
L3 cache - 4 MB
Process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung

Graphics

GPU name Mali-G57 MP4 Samsung Xclipse 540
Architecture Valhall 1st gen RDNA 3
GPU frequency 780 MHz 1300 MHz
Pipelines 4 2
Shading units 32 128
Total shaders 128 256
FLOPS 199.7 Gigaflops 1331.2 Gigaflops
Vulkan version 1.3 1.4
OpenCL version 2.0 3.0
DirectX version - 12.1

AI Accelerator

Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
NPU theoretical performance 8 TOPS 14.7 TOPS

Memory

Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 2x 16 Bit 2x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 17.07 Gb/s 25.6 Gb/s
Max size 32 GB 12 GB

Multimedia (ISP)

Storage type eMMC 5.1, UFS 2.2, UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Max display resolution 3440 x 1440 2960 x 1440
Max camera resolution 1x 108MP, 2x 20MP 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP
Video capture 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs - H.264
- H.265
- VP9
- H.264
- H.265
- VP8
- VP9
Audio codecs - AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV
- AAC
- AIFF
- CAF
- MP3
- MP4
- WAV

Connectivity

4G support LTE Cat. 18 LTE Cat. 18
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed - Up to 5100 Mbps
Upload speed - Up to 1280 Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS

Info

Announced March 2025 October 2024
Class Mid range Mid range
Model number - S5E8855
Official page Unisoc T9100 official site Samsung Exynos 1580 official site
Further details
Notes on Unisoc T9100:
    - It's just rebranded Unisoc T820 chip.

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Total votes: 17

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