Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on Samsung Exynos 2100 5G mobile SoC offers Cortex-X1 core, LPDDR5 memory and more

Samsung Exynos 2100 5G mobile SoC offers Cortex-X1 core, LPDDR5 memory and more

Samsung Exynos 2100

Following the introduction of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G premium processor last December, Samsung has now unveiled the Exynos 2100 5G mobile SoC with many of the same features and specifications. The new 5G processor notable features a similar eight-core design with one Cortex-X1 core, three Cortex-A78 cores, and four low-power Cortex-A55 cores, 26 TOPS of AI computing, support for 4K UHD displays, as well as a 5G modem built into the chip. Samsung Exynos 2100 key features and specifications: SoC – Octa-core processor with Single-core Cortex-X1 @ up to 2.9GHz Triple-core Cortex-A78 @ up to 2.8GHz Quad-core Cortex-A55 @ up to 2.2GHz GPU – Mali-G78 MP14 AI Accelerator – 26 TOPS triple NPU Memory – LPDDR5 (51.2GB/s) Storage – UFS 3.1 Display – 4K/WQUXGA @ 120Hz max, QHD+ @ 144Hz max; HDR10+ support Cellular Modem 5G NR Sub-6GHz 5.1Gbps (DL) /1.92 Gbps (UL) 5G NR mmWave 7.35Gbps (DL) /3.67 Gbps (UL) LTE Cat.24 8CA 3Gbps (DL) / Cat.18 4CA 422Mbps […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 4 Comments on Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 specifications – Cortex-X1/A78/A55 Processor with Snapdragon X60 5G Modem

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 specifications – Cortex-X1/A78/A55 Processor with Snapdragon X60 5G Modem

Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm teased us with Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform on the first day of the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020 before revealing the specifications and more details about their new premium mobile SoC on the second day of the event. Snapdragon 888 (SM8350) octa-core processor is equipped with one high-performance Cortex-X1 core @ 2.84 GHz, three Cortex-A78 cores @ 2.42 GHz, and four low-power Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.80 GHz, an Adreno 660 GPU, and a third-generation Snapdragon X60 5G modem. Snapdragon 888 specifications: CPU – Octa-core Qualcomm Kryo 680 CPU with 1x Cortex-X1 core @ 2.84 GHz, 3x Cortex-A78 cores @ 2.42 GHz, and 4x Cortex-A55 cores @ 1.80 GHz (via Anandtech) GPU – Adreno 660 GPU with support for OpenCL 2.0 FP, OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.1, DX12, and up to 8K 360 VR video playback DSP – Hexagon 780 processor with Vector eXtensions (HVX), Tensor Accelerator Qualcomm Sensing Hub Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine leveraging the GPU, DSP, […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 18 Comments on Arm Announces Cortex-A78 CPU, Mali-G78 GPU, Ethos-N78 NPU and Custom Cortex-X1 Core

Arm Announces Cortex-A78 CPU, Mali-G78 GPU, Ethos-N78 NPU and Custom Cortex-X1 Core

Arm Cortex A78

Arm has just announced its 2020 Arm Mobile IP portfolio with no less than five IP blocks including Arm Cortex-A78 CPU, Arm Mali-G78 and G68 GPUs, Arm Ethos-N78 neural processing unit, and the custom Cortex-X program starting with Cortex-X1, the most powerful Arm core to date. Arm Cortex-A78 CPU Cortex-A78 highlights: Architecture –  Armv8-A (Harvard) Extensions – Armv8.1, Armv8.2, Cryptography, and RAS; Armv8.3 (LDAPR instructions only) ISA support – A64, A32, and T32 (at EL0 only) Microarchitecture Pipeline – Out of order Superscalar Neon / Floating Point Unit Optional cryptography Unit Max number of CPUs in cluster – 4 Physical Addressing (PA) – 40-bit Memory system and external interfaces 32KB to 64KB L1 I-Cache / D-Cache 256KB to 512KB L2 Cache Optional 512KB to 4MB L3 Cache ECC and LPAE support Trustzone security Cortex-A78 delivers 20% extra performance compared to Cortex-A77 at the same power budget (one Watt), but peak performance is about 7% faster, and machine learning performance is […]