Mobile processor comparison

Samsung Exynos 2100 vs MediaTek Dimensity 8400

Compare available catalogue specifications. The page highlights factual differences without declaring an overall winner.

Compared fields 41
Different values 36
Quick factual highlights
Samsung Exynos 2100 No safely comparable numerical advantage detected.
MediaTek Dimensity 8400
  • Higher maximum CPU clock
  • Smaller manufacturing process
  • Higher listed GPU clock
  • Higher listed download speed
Side-by-side specifications

Detailed comparison

CPU

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Architecture 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-X13x 2.8 GHz - Cortex-A784x 2.2 GHz - Cortex-A55 1x 3.25 GHz - Cortex-A7253x 3 GHz - Cortex-A7254x 2.1 GHz - Cortex-A725
CPU cores 8 8
Clock speed 2900 MHz 3250 MHz
Instruction set ARMv8.4-A ARMv9-A
Process technology 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
TDP 9 W Not available

Cache and memory

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100MediaTek Dimensity 8400
L2 cache Not available 1 MB
L3 cache Not available 6 MB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory frequency 3200 MHz 4266 MHz
Memory bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Maximum bandwidth 51.2 Gbit/s 68.2 Gbit/s
Maximum memory 16 GB 24 GB

Graphics and AI

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100MediaTek Dimensity 8400
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 Mali-G720 MP7
GPU architecture Vallhall 2 Valhall 5th gen
GPU clock 760 MHz 1300 MHz
Execution units 14 Not available
Shaders 224 896
FLOPS Not available 2329.6 Gigaflops
Vulkan 1.1 1.3
OpenCL 2.0 3.2
DirectX 12 12
Neural processor / NPU Yes MediaTek NPU 880

Display and media

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Maximum display resolution 3840 x 2160 Not available
Maximum camera resolution 1x 200MP, 2x 32MP 1x 320MP, 3x 32MP
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 120FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 - H.264 - H.265 - AV1 - VP9
Audio codecs AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV - AAC LC - FLAC - HE-AACv1 - HE-AACv2 - MP3

Connectivity

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100MediaTek Dimensity 8400
4G LTE Cat. 24 Not available
5G Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 3000 Mbps Up to 5170 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 422 Mbps Not available
Wi-Fi 6 6
Bluetooth 5.2 6.0
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

General

SpecificationSamsung Exynos 2100MediaTek Dimensity 8400
Release December 2020 December 2024
Class Flagship Mid range
Model number S5E9840 MT6899, MT6899Z
Storage support UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Devices in database 8 Not available
Real devices

Phones using these processors

Examples found in the existing device catalogue.

Samsung Exynos 2100

PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
6 GB, 8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4500 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1440 × 320…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21+ Dual SIM

3.7
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4800 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21+
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21+

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4800 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21 Dual SIM

3.8
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh
PDF manual 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S21

3.2
Smartphone
Display
Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors, 120 Hz, 1080 × 240…
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh

MediaTek Dimensity 8400

5G
Realme GT 7T
Realme

Realme GT 7T

3.6
Smartphone
Display
AMOLED, 120 Hz, 1280 × 2800 pixels (6.80 inch…
RAM
12 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Si-Car 7000 mAh
5G
Realme Neo7 SE
Realme

Realme Neo7 SE

3.6
Smartphone
Display
LTPO AMOLED 1.07G colors, 120 Hz (6.78 inches)
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB, 8 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 7000 mAh
5G
Redmi Turbo 4
Redmi

Redmi Turbo 4

3.6
Smartphone
Display
OLED 68.7G colors, 120 Hz, 1220 × 2712 pixels…
RAM
12 GB, 16 GB
Storage
256 GB, 512 GB
Battery
Li-Po 6550 mAh