Yeah. Gotta respectfully disagree here.
For the SGS3, they got a quad of A-9 architecture, the US got a dual of Kraits, basically A-15 class.
That was done because of parts availability to satisfy LTE needs. The S4 in the SGS3 had a world modem that included everything needed for all US frequencies, all carriers - that meant lower parts count, lower cost, higher reliability, and some benchmarks being ok on one, not on the other. DESPITE what some claim, performance wasn't hugely different.
Now, the Snapdragon 600 Krait processors are 15% more clock-cycle efficient (read: faster) than in the S4 cores used last year.
Either processor - the Exynos dual-quadcore, or the Snapdragon 600, will max out at 4 A-15 cores running at once, tops.
You're free to believe that last year you got chopped liver and it's a repeat this year - but it's not what's in the silicon.
Hope this helps.