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MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Unleashed: 3nm Chip Aims to Outshine Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 & Apple’s A17 in AI, Gaming & Efficiency

Big Cores, Big Performance: All-Big-Core CPU Design MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 is built around a radical all big-core” CPU architecture, meaning all 8 cores are high-performance cores (no traditional little” cores). It features one ultra-core clocked at 4.21 GHz, three premium cores at 3.5 GHz, and four performance cores at 2.7 GHz androidauthority.com. This arrangement, pioneered by the Dimensity 9300 last generation, bucks the industry trend – rivals like Qualcomm still mix in smaller efficiency cores in their designs 9to5google.com. By going all-in on big cores, MediaTek is pushing peak performance to new heights, albeit with careful tuning to manage power

22 September 2025

MediaTek’s 2nm Superchip Breaks Cover – Taking on Apple, Qualcomm & Samsung in the Next-Gen SoC Race

MediaTek’s First 2nm Flagship SoC – A New Milestone MediaTek’s announcement marks a major milestone: its first flagship chip built on TSMC’s new 2nm process has been successfully taped out (design finalized) as of September 2025. This makes MediaTek one of the very first companies to adopt TSMC’s 2nm node, alongside industry giants. The chip is expected to enter volume production by late 2026, aligning with TSMC’s roadmap for 2nm mass production. According to MediaTek, the development highlights the company’s long-term partnership with TSMC and its ability to deploy bleeding-edge semiconductor technology across diverse applications. Notably, TSMC’s 2nm (N2) technology

16 September 2025

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