ARM’s Cortex-A72 CPU core gets fully detailed

24 April, 2015
The high-end component is primarily designed for next-generation 14nm and 16nm nodes.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 25 Apr 2015

seriously, those comments about Mediatek vs ARM, qualcomm vs ARM, Exynos vs ARM totally have no idea that ARM is the architecture of the processors that Mediatek, Qualcomm and Samsung based on. lol

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    • AnonD-289719
    • X{h
    • 25 Apr 2015

    Why would they want to compare an Intel CPU with this. They very well know that intel's chips are far more powerful.

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      • sks
      • uw@
      • 25 Apr 2015

      Are you joking arm you can't even mess with intel Ha Ha Ha haaaa......

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        • Anonymous
        • ksZ
        • 25 Apr 2015

        Man, I'm getting tired of these people telling us how Intel is about to come in and blow everyone out of the water in the mobile space. I've been hearing this same story for at least the last two years, and it hasn't happened yet.

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          • mediatekmen
          • IWH
          • 25 Apr 2015

          quad core 2.5Ghz of mediatek chipset

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            • Anonymous
            • kr@
            • 25 Apr 2015

            Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015Firstly, ARM isn't shitty, if the Galaxy S6 is any indicati... moreExactly

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              • Anonymous
              • kr@
              • 25 Apr 2015

              Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015Hopefully the next iteration of Exynos, which will likely b... moreIt would be amazing, but I 99%doubt it.
              However on the plus side starting next year Samsung Exynos should use custom cores. Along with possibly using a custom made GPU. On top of possibly racing the 10nm node. And could have an integrated modem.

              I'm predicting the Note 5 to use similar Exynos to 7420. With possible 0.1GHz increase and to use the MP16 version of the GpU compared to the MP8. If they go 4K that is.

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                • Anonymous
                • kr@
                • 25 Apr 2015

                AnonD-215124, 25 Apr 2015Intel is doing amazing things with x86. ARM is flailing wi... moreMeanwhile arm cores are doing amazing. Imagine that

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                  • Anonymous
                  • IHb
                  • 25 Apr 2015

                  AnonD-291263, 25 Apr 2015Don't get your hopes up 10nm is not going to be ready anyt... moreI know the chances are slim, but one can hope. The following article by GSMArena has inspired said hope: http://m.gsmarena.com/tsmc_to_massproduce_10nm_chipsets_next_year-news-11981.php

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                    • Anonymous
                    • IHb
                    • 25 Apr 2015

                    Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015Firstly, ARM isn't shitty, if the Galaxy S6 is any indicati... moreThought*

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IHb
                      • 25 Apr 2015

                      AnonD-215124, 25 Apr 2015Qualcomm is experience in taking in shitty ARM designs and ... moreFirstly, ARM isn't shitty, if the Galaxy S6 is any indication, so please don't say that they are, lest you be though an autist. Secondly, if it wasn't for ARM, Qualcomm wouldn't exist, so give respect where it's due.

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                        • AnonD-215124
                        • 8ae
                        • 25 Apr 2015

                        Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015And how would you propose Qualcomm go about doing such a th... moreQualcomm is experience in taking in shitty ARM designs and making good chips? Are you stupid?

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                          • AnonD-193514
                          • utx
                          • 25 Apr 2015

                          can it make 2egg omlette on it lol

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                            • AnonD-291263
                            • kiP
                            • 25 Apr 2015

                            Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015Hopefully the next iteration of Exynos, which will likely b... moreDon't get your hopes up 10nm is not going to be ready anytime soon so expect a custom core to tide you over and maype 14nm LPP.

                            For the S7 thats a different story.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • IHb
                              • 25 Apr 2015

                              AnonD-215124, 25 Apr 2015A57 was junk, ARM is borderline criminal at this point. Qu... moreAnd how would you propose Qualcomm go about doing such a thing when they're using ARM architecture for their designs? Borderline criminal, you say? Oy vey.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • IHb
                                • 25 Apr 2015

                                Hopefully the next iteration of Exynos, which will likely beat at the heart of the Note 5, will use Cortex-A72 cores instead of the now antiquated, power hungry Cortex-A57 cores, fabricated on a 10nm node.

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                                  • AnonD-215124
                                  • 8ae
                                  • 25 Apr 2015

                                  Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015Core-M is not at all powerful when compared in per W basis.... moreIntel is doing amazing things with x86. ARM is flailing wildly in the dark. You think they would be making 64-bit chips now if Intel wasn't? The chips would be better 32-bit too, their design's strength was simplicity.

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                                    • AnonD-215124
                                    • 8ae
                                    • 25 Apr 2015

                                    A57 was junk, ARM is borderline criminal at this point. Qualcomm please save us.

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                                      • regs
                                      • pRP
                                      • 25 Apr 2015

                                      Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015Core-M is not at all powerful when compared in per W basis.... morecare to provide power usage stats?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Qt3
                                        • 25 Apr 2015

                                        Anonymous, 25 Apr 2015NOt as good as new MediaTEk but still powerful.Mediatek uses arm cortex cores, and it already announced that it would use this a72 cores in their future chips