ARM Cortex-A12

ARM Cortex-A12
Designed by ARM Holdings
Microarchitecture ARMv7-A
Cores 1–4
L1 cache 32-64 KiB I, 32 KiB D
L2 cache 256 KiB–8 MiB (configurable with L2 cache controller)
Predecessor ARM Cortex-A9
Successor ARM Cortex-A17
Product code name(s)

The ARM Cortex-A12 is a 32-bit processor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture. It provides up to 4 cache-coherent cores. The Cortex-A12 is a successor to the Cortex-A9.[2]

ARM renamed A12 as a variant of Cortex-A17 since the second revision of the core in early 2014, because they were indistinguishable in performance.[3][4]

Overview

ARM claims that the Cortex-A12 core is 40 percent more powerful than the Cortex-A9 core.[5] New features not found in the Cortex-A9 include hardware virtualization and 40-bit Large Physical Address Extensions (LPAE) addressing. It was announced as supporting big.LITTLE,[6] however shortly afterwards the ARM Cortex-A17 was announced as the upgraded version with that capability.[7]

Key features of the Cortex-A12 core are:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://semiaccurate.com/2014/01/15/core-follows-arms-a12/
  2. ↑ "ARM Cortex-A12 Processor". Arm.com.
  3. ↑ Anand Lal Shimpi (February 11, 2014). "ARM Cortex A17: An Evolved Cortex A12 for the Mainstream in 2015". AnandTech. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. ↑ Stefan Rosinger (1 October 2014). "ARM Cortex-A17 / Cortex-A12 processor update". ARM Connected Community.
  5. ↑ ARM launches new Cortex-A12 processor with new Mali-T622 GPU and Mali-V500 video processing
  6. ↑ ARM Targets 580 Million Mid-Range Mobile Devices with New Suite of IP
  7. ↑ Anand Lal Shimpi (February 11, 2014). "ARM Cortex A17: An Evolved Cortex A12 for the Mainstream in 2015". Anandtech.
  8. ↑ "Cortex-A12 Processor Specifications". ARM.
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