MediaTek is set to reveal the Dimensity 9300 chipset on November 6 at 19:00 local time in China. The Dimensity 9300, their flagship System-on-Chip (SoC), will face competition from the upcoming Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which will also be announced on the same day.
What distinguishes the Dimensity 9300 from its counterparts is its unique CPU configuration. It boasts four Cortex-X4 cores, rather than just one. These cores are reportedly arranged in a 1+3 configuration, with one “prime” core running at 3.25 GHz and a cluster of three running at 2.85 GHz. The other four cores are Cortex-A720, reaching a maximum speed of 3 GHz. Notably, there are no Cortex-A520 cores in this setup. Additionally, the GPU in use is an Arm Immortalis G720.
In contrast, both the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Exynos 2400 feature only a single Cortex-X4 core, which is three cores less than the Dimensity 9300. On the surface, this suggests that the Dimensity 9300 might outperform its competitors. However, it’s worth noting that the Cortex-X4 may pose challenges in terms of heat management, potentially causing the Dimensity 9300 to throttle more frequently to maintain temperature control.
Initial tests have shown the Dimensity 9300 achieving impressive results, surpassing the 2,000,000-point threshold on AnTuTu. This represents a 65% higher CPU score and a 55% higher GPU score compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Nevertheless, early benchmarks also indicate that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is capable of scoring over 2 million points on AnTuTu, while the Exynos 2400’s ten-core processor may provide it with an advantage in specific tasks.
