ARM Cortex-A8

ARM Cortex-A8
General information
Launched2005
Designed byARM Holdings
Common manufacturer
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate0.6 GHz  to at least 1.0 GHz 
Cache
L1 cache32 KiB/32 KiB
L2 cache512 KiB
Architecture and classification
Instruction setARMv7-A
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1

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.