ARM Cortex-A8
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2005 |
| Designed by | ARM Holdings |
| Common manufacturer | |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 0.6 GHz to at least 1.0 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 32 KiB/32 KiB |
| L2 cache | 512 KiB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Instruction set | ARMv7-A |
| Physical specifications | |
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The ARM Cortex-A8 is a 32-bit processor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture.
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.