Samsung Exynos 2100
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Samsung Exynos 2100 vs MediaTek Dimensity 900. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
Samsung Exynos 2100
Samsung Exynos 2100
Released
Q2/2021
Overall score
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MediaTek Dimensity 900
MediaTek Dimensity 900

What's the best choice Samsung Exynos 2100 or MediaTek Dimensity 900? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Samsung Exynos 2100 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Released in Q1/2021.

MediaTek Dimensity 900 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 10 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    471 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Samsung Exynos 2100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    447 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    669 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    231 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    13 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    8 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    886 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions MediaTek Dimensity 900 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    912 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    940 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    25 place
  • AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
    25 place

Specifications

Technical data
Samsung Exynos 2100 Samsung Exynos 2100
MediaTek Dimensity 900 MediaTek Dimensity 900
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Samsung Exynos left arrow Mediatek Dimensity
  • CPU group
    Samsung Exynos 2100 left arrow MediaTek Dimensity 900/920
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 2
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • Frequency
    2.20 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Turbo (8 Cores)
    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G78 MP14 left arrow ARM Mali-G68 MP4
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    14 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    224 left arrow 64
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    Vallhall 2 left arrow Vallhall 2
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q2/2020
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by MediaTek Dimensity 900 and Samsung Exynos 2100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR4XLPDDR5 left arrow LPDDR4XLPDDR5
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    0 left arrow 4
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Samsung Exynos 2100 and MediaTek Dimensity 900 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    left arrow 10 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Samsung Exynos 2100 and Samsung Exynos 2100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-X1/-A78/-A55 left arrow Cortex-A78 / Cortex-A55
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 6 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow MT6877

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Samsung Exynos 2100 and MediaTek Dimensity 900.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1088
Samsung Exynos 2100
724
MediaTek Dimensity 900
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3541
Samsung Exynos 2100
2186
MediaTek Dimensity 900
AnTuTu 8 benchmark
The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark tests ARM processors by simulating browser and application performance for Android, iOS, AI, SoC
667991
Samsung Exynos 2100
476395
MediaTek Dimensity 900

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