Power at the Edge with Arm Cortex-A320
The Cortex-A320 processor redefines the future for secure, high-performance IoT platforms. As the first ever Armv9 ultra-efficiency processor, its innovative design propels current and emerging IoT markets into unprecedented heights of performance, power-efficiency, security, and AI acceleration.
Features and Benefits
Unlocking up to 10 times improvement in ML performance compared to the previous generation Cortex-A35 CPU.
Based on the Armv9 architecture and includes SVE2 for ML acceleration and PAC, BTI and MTE for security enhancements.
Delivers the world’s first Armv9 edge AI platform designed specifically for IoT by coupling the Cortex-A320 with the Arm Ethos-U85 NPU.
Developed for Rich OSs, such as Linux, so developers can reuse existing and largest software and tool sets in the market today.
Specifications
Cortex-A320 is the smallest implementation of the Armv9 architecture, bringing the latest innovations in security and ML processing to the ultra-efficient tier of Cortex-A processors. Cortex-A320 provides significant ML performance improvements and integrates the latest Armv9 security features to help improve security for the next generation of edge AI devices.
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Key Documentation
- Technical Reference Manual
- Compare the specifications of Cortex-A processors: download comparison PDF
Where Innovation and Ideas Come to Life
Smart Cities
Cities are constantly striving to be more intelligent, sustainable, secure, and safer. Arm helps organizations across retail, transportation, energy, smart cameras, and logistics to evolve with secure, high-performing, and power-efficient technology that helps meet the demand for compute today and in the future.
Industrial
The shift to industrial automation and industrial IoT (IIoT) has sparked innovation in manufacturing, logistics, and robotics. Transformative, intelligent Arm technology can help optimize operations, increase safety, and drive cost savings.
Smart Homes
The home is going through a transformation with automation and intelligence changing how consumers interact with the devices in their homes. By combining AI, security, and connectivity, Arm technology provides the building blocks for smart home devices that are redefining how consumers manage and interact with their homes.

Industry Changing Technology with AI
As AI revolutionizes IoT and unlocks new use cases and possibilities, the opportunity for more industry-changing technologies is astronomical. See how Arm is opening a world of innovative opportunities with edge AI.
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Technologies
Armv9 Architecture
The Armv9 architecture provides the programming tools and environment necessary to innovate at pace for the rapidly expanding AI market. It delivers faster than ever compute for high-performance use cases and includes a suite of security features.
Arm Ethos NPUs
With edge AI use cases becoming increasingly sophisticated, NPUs are critical for running portions of AI workloads in concert with the CPU or the GPU. Arm Ethos NPUs can be paired easily with a CPU for AI acceleration at the edge.
Arm Kleidi
Developers need access to the fastest methods of AI deployment, together with optimal performance that best suits specific workloads. Arm Kleidi accelerates AI workloads on Arm CPUs through seamless integration into popular ML frameworks.