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The ARM Cortex-A8 is a 32-bit processor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture.
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General information | |
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Launched | 2005 |
Designed by | ARM Holdings |
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Performance | |
Max. CPU clock rate | 0.6 GHz to at least 1.0 GHz[1][additional citation(s) needed] |
Cache | |
L1 cache | 32 KiB/32 KiB |
L2 cache | 512 KiB |
Architecture and classification | |
Instruction set | ARMv7-A |
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Compared to the ARM11, the Cortex-A8 is a dual-issue superscalar design, achieving roughly twice the instructions per cycle. The Cortex-A8 was the first Cortex design to be adopted on a large scale in consumer devices.[2]
Key features of the Cortex-A8 core are:
Several system-on-chips (SoC) have implemented the Cortex-A8 core, including:
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