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Samsung Exynos 2100
Samsung's return to form after the Mongoose era: a Cortex-X1 prime core, an integrated 5G modem and a 26-TOPS NPU closed most of the gap to the Snapdragon 888 in the Galaxy S21, even if efficiency still favored Qualcomm.
Pros
- Cortex-X1 prime core adoption
- Integrated 5G modem
- 26 TOPS triple-core NPU
- Closed most of the gap to the Snapdragon 888
Cons
- Efficiency behind TSMC-built rivals
- Mali-G78 trailed Adreno 660 in games
- Ran warm in the Galaxy S21 Ultra
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Samsung Exynos 2100
General
- Announced
- 2021
- Process
- 5 nm
- TDP (typical)
- 9 W
- Architecture
- Armv8.2
CPU
- Cores
- 8
- Core configuration
- 1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x2.8 GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55
- Max clock
- 2.9 GHz
GPU
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G78 MP14
- GPU clock
- 854 MHz
AI
- NPU
- Samsung NPU
- AI performance
- 26 TOPS
Memory
- Memory type
- LPDDR5
Connectivity
- Modem
- Integrated Exynos 5G modem
Media
- Video capture
- 8K@30fps
Benchmarks
- AnTuTu 10
- 850,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,430
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 3,550
- 3DMark Wild Life Extreme
- 1,500
Quick answers
Is the Samsung Exynos 2100 good in 2026?
The Samsung Exynos 2100 earns an Inno Score of 39.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Samsung's return to form after the Mongoose era: a Cortex-X1 prime core, an integrated 5G modem and a 26-TOPS NPU closed most of the gap to the Snapdragon 888 in the Galaxy S21, even if efficiency still favored Qualcomm.
What are the key specs of the Samsung Exynos 2100?
Cores: 8 · Process: 5 nm · AnTuTu 10: 850,000 · GPU: Arm Mali-G78 MP14
What are the closest alternatives to the Samsung Exynos 2100?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, MediaTek Dimensity 8200, Samsung Exynos 2200 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
