HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 2100

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G vs Samsung Exynos 2100, speed testing of GPUs Mali-G76 MP18 and Mali-G78 MP14.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 990 5G is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A76) and Exynos 2100 is octa-core (Cortex-X1). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics of the chips, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.

From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special test applications like Mozilla Kraken, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, AnTuTu 8, Octane V2, Vellamo, GFXBench, Quadrant, Neocore, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, PCMark, and how good the CPUs are in games PUBG, Fortnite, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy Kirin 990 5G or Exynos 2100 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 990 5G

32%

Exynos 2100

48%

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 990 5G

73%

Exynos 2100

79%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 990 5G

29%

Exynos 2100

47%

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 2100
Total score	456731	672647
CPU	127884	188336
GPU	173566	255602
MEM	73076	107633
UX	82211	121079

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 2100
Single-Core	945	1321
Multi-Core	3118	4216

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 990 5G	Exynos 2100
Frequency	2860 MHz	2910 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	2x2.86 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 2x2.36 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 4x1.95 GHz ARM Cortex-A55	2x2.91 GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.81 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.21 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR4x	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	12 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	1600	2133
Memory bandwidth	31.78	51.2
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Exynos 2100 is 1% better than Kirin 990 5G in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-G76 MP18	Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Frequency	950 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	581.14	976
# of Cores	18	24
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	28.4	25.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	57.5	78.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	59.6	47.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	43.6	43.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	50.7	67.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	77.2	98.6
Real Racing 3	74.5	83
Sniper 3D	131.1	90.1
Need for Speed No Limits	83.4	75.8
Mortal Kombat X	86.4	54.5
CSR Racing 2	65.6	66.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	32 MP	240 MP
Dual Camera resolution		48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	4K, 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	21	Exynos Modem 5200
Download speed	1400 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	900 MBit/s.	12000 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	QZSS, NaVIC, Beidou, SBAS, Galileo, GPS, Glonass
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	No	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 2100 is better: 29
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets think, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 990 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10

• Kirin 990 5G specs and review.

Exynos 2100 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Exynos 2100 specs and review.