Samsung is gearing up its next-generation processor for the upcoming Galaxy S21 lineup. We expected that Exynos 1000 would be the name of Samsung’s next flagship chipset. Now, it looks like Samsung’s 2021 flagship SoC might be called the Exynos 2100. The upcoming Galaxy S21 will go together with the year 2021. So, they might skip an entire generation in the case of their flagship chipset, too, and will use the terminology Exynos 2100 instead of the rumored Exynos 1000. Only time will tell.
However, today, we have managed to get some key details of the Exynos 2100 processor. We have accessed the source code of the upcoming Galaxy S21 Plus benchmark (Model: SM-G996B). We can see the Motherboard name along with CPU core configuration, clock speed, and GPU as follows:
- Motherboard: Exynos 2100 (Samsung usually shows the actual chipset name on the benchmark’s Motherboard section. So it looks like Exynos 2100 is the actual chipset name, not the code name)
- CPU: 1 Core @ 2.91 + 3 Core @ 2.81 GHz + 4 Core @ 2.21 GHz
- GPU: Mali-G78
So, the alleged Exynos 2100 will be an octa-core chipset just like the predecessor Exynos 990 but with a different core configuration. It will sport a 1+3+4 core setup (Exynos 990 had a 2+2+4 setup), which includes one prime core for high performance (possibly ARM’s Cortex-A78), three mid cores for the slightly less intensive tasks and four efficiency cores for the rest of the tasks. Additionally, the GPU on the Exynos 2100 will be the Mali-G78 (Exynos 990 had Mali-G77 MP11 GPU). Exynos 2100’s GPU Mali-G78, which supports up to 24 cores, will likely offer up to 25% boost in graphics performance than Exynos 990’s Mali-G77 MP11 GPU.
Exynos 2100 vs Exynos 990 Comparison
| SoC | Exynos 2100 | Exynos 990 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Core | Octa-Core | Octa-Core |
| CPU Configuration | 1+3+4 | 2+2+4 |
| Clock Speed | Single-Core @ 2.91 GHz (Cortex-A78?) Triple-Core @ 2.81 GHz Quad-Core @ 2.21 GHz | Dual-Core @ 2.70 GHz (Mongoose M5) Dual-Core @ 2.50 GHz (Cortex-A76) Quad-Core @ 2.00 GHz (Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G78 (+25% performance) * ARM Claims | Mali-G77 MP11 |
| Geekbench v5 Scores | Single-core: 1038 (+12.2%) Multi-core: 3060 (+8.9%) *Source | Single-core: 925 Multi-core: 2809 *Source |
