Since the introduction of the Cortex-A72 with out-of-order triple issue in February 2015, ARM launched the Cortex-A73 core in May this year, claiming that this core achieves the same or even better performance than the Cortex-A72 in its out-of-order dual-issue design. Is the Cortex-A73 really that impressive? Issue Width Is Not Everything As a product … Read more
Hello everyone. Let’s assume User A is a smart home developer who needs to choose a low-power processor for home monitoring devices; User B is a gaming smartphone designer who seeks ultra-fast response and high computing power. Their needs are completely different, and thus the conclusion on whether to choose the quad-core Cortex-A55 or A73 … Read more
Recently, ARM released the new generation flagship high-end CPU Cortex-A73, with a 10nm FinFET process that has an area of less than 0.65 square millimeters, and a frequency of up to 2.8GHz. The peak performance and sustained performance can be improved by up to 30% compared to A72. Companies such as Huawei HiSilicon, Samsung Electronics, … Read more