Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs Samsung Exynos 2100

Comparisons 11-03-2021

So, which processor or chip is better? Full data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G vs Samsung Exynos 2100, compare of GPUs Mali-G78 MP14 and Adreno 650.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 870 5G is octa-core (Kryo 585 Prime) and Exynos 2100 is octa-core (Cortex-X1). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Snapdragon 870 5G or Exynos 2100 and which chip is better for gaming: Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, CSR Racing 2, Madout2.

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

98%

Exynos 2100

98%

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

Snapdragon 870 5G

83%

Exynos 2100

95%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 870 5G

91%

Exynos 2100

91%

Antutu 8

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Exynos 2100
Total score	703475	672647
CPU	196982	188336
GPU	267320	255602
MEM	112558	107633
UX	126630	121079

GeekBench 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Exynos 2100
Single-Core	1106	1321
Multi-Core	3869	4216

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 870 5G	Exynos 2100
Frequency	3200 MHz	2910 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime 3x2.48 GHz Kryo 585 Gold 4x2.0 GHz Kryo 585 Silver	2x2.91 GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.81 GHz ARM Cortex-A78 4x2.21 GHz ARM Cortex-A55
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	9 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 (Quad Channel)	LPDDR5
Max. Memory	16 Gb	16 Gb
Memory Frequency	2750	2133
Memory bandwidth	44	51.2
Neural Processor (NPU)	Yes	Yes
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8.2-A	ARMv8.4-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Snapdragon 870 5G is 9% better than Exynos 2100 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 650	Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Frequency	645 MHz	700 MHz
GFloPS	1348	976
# of Cores		24
# of Shader Units	512
Display	3840 x 2160 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	26.4	25.3
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	82.2	78.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	50.3	47.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	46.3	43.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	71.4	67.7
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	103.8	98.6
Real Racing 3	62.9	83
Sniper 3D	95.6	90.1
Need for Speed No Limits	90.5	75.8
Mortal Kombat X	65.4	54.5
CSR Racing 2	65.4	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 8 and GeekBench 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	200 MP	240 MP
Dual Camera resolution	25 MP	48 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	Qualcomm Spectra 480
Video Encoding FPS	60	120
Video Encoding resolution	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD	8K, 4K (Ultra HD), 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, HDR10+, HLG, HDR10	H.264, 10-bit H.265/HEVC, VP9

Networks and Navigation

Modem	Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Modem-RF System 5G	Exynos Modem 5200
Download speed	7500 MBit/s.	14000 MBit/s.
Upload speed	3000 MBit/s.	12000 MBit/s.
Navigation	Beidou, GPS, Galileo, NavIC enabled, Dual frequency GNSS, QZSS, GNSS, SBAS, GLONASS	QZSS, NaVIC, Beidou, SBAS, Galileo, GPS, Glonass
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	Yes

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 2100 is better: 16
You need to know that you should not sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Snapdragon 870 5G and Exynos 2100, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Snapdragon 870 5G SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 5 mobile
• Antutu 8
• 3DMark

• Snapdragon 870 5G specs and review.

Exynos 2100 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• 3DMark
• Antutu 8
• GeekBench 5 mobile

• Exynos 2100 specs and review.