Featuring Mediatek’s ‘All-Big Core Architecture’, the Dimensity 9300 boasts eight cores total—four ultra-large cores and four big cores, all focussed on one aspect – PERFORMANCE. In contrast, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 features five huge Cortex-A720 cores and two smaller Cortex-A520 cores in addition to one ultra-large Cortex-X4 core to balance performance and energy efficiency.