ARM Cortex-A57处理器详细介绍

Cortex-A57处理器简介

The Cortex-A57 processor is ARM’s highest performing processor, designed to further extend the capabilities of future mobile and enterprise computing applications including compute intensive 64-bit applications such as high end computer, tablet and server products.

The processor can be implemented individually or paired with the Cortex-A53 processor into an ARM big.LITTLE configuration that enables scalable performance and optimal energy-efficiency.

图1.Cortex-A57处理器图片

为什么选择Cortex-A57处理器

Smartphones are transitioning from content consumption devices to content creation devices. Now that smartphones are able to capture high quality video and photographs, consumers want to edit and share this content, driving the need for further processing power delivered by the Cortex-57 processor. Content creation is not limited to multi-media, but also documents.

A Cortex-57 processor-based smartphone, wirelessly connected to a screen, keyboard and mouse,delivers a full laptop experience that consumers receive from their typical laptop today.

The Cortex-A57 processor:

Can deliver all the compute capability a typical consumer needs, from replacing your gaming,console to your laptop in innovative portable form factors Efficiently run legacy ARM 32-bit applications Features cache coherent interoperability with ARM Mali family graphics processing units，(GPUs) for GPU compute applications Offers optional reliability and scalability features for high-performance enterprise applications Connects seamlessly to ARMs interconnect with up to 16 cores configurations with more in the future

Cortex-A57处理器性能

The Cortex-A57 processor delivers significantly more performance than Cortex-A15 processors, at a higher level of power efficiency. The performance increase on a range of integer and memory workloads is shown below, based on 32-bit code. Performance for floating point code is expected to increase even more, and general object oriented code is also expected to improve significantly when recompiled to AArch64 to fully take advantage of the architectural features of ARMv8.

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Cortex-A57处理器产品规格

表1.Cortex-A57 MPCore

表2.Cortex-A57 MPCore Microarchitectural Features

表3.Cortex-A57 Architectural Features

表4.Advanced MultiCore Features

Cortex-A57处理器相关产品

The Cortex-A57 MPCore processor incorporates a broad range of ARM technology including System IP, Physical IP, and development tools that also provide support. A broad range of SoC and software design solutions, tools and services from the ARM Connected Community compliment this technology. That provides ARM Partners with a smooth path through the development, verification and production of full function, compelling devices while significantly reducing time-to-market.

系统 IP

The ARM CoreLink interconnect and memory controller IP addresses the critical challenge of efficiently moving and storing data between up to 16 Cortex-A series processors, high performance media processors and dynamic memories to optimize the system performance and power consumption of the SoC. The CoreLink system IP enables SoC designers to maximize the utilization of system memory bandwidth and reduce static and dynamic latencies. While the ARM CoreSight technology provides complete on-chip debug and correlated, real-time trace visibility for all cores of the Cortex-A57 MPCore processor, reducing risk and speeding development of high quality