Second-Generation, High-Performance CPU Based on DynamIQ Technology
The Arm Cortex-A family of high-performance processors is designed for devices that perform complex compute tasks, from edge to cloud, for next-generation experiences. Cortex-A76 enables the always-on ease of large-screen compute, to deliver laptop-class performance with mobile efficiency. A significant step forward in mobile computing, whether on a smartphone or laptop.
Features and Benefits
Improved energy efficiency and increased single-threaded performance allow Cortex-A76 to extend battery life and improve user experience across even the most complex compute tasks, including important productivity apps like Microsoft Office.
Cortex-A76 enables improved responsiveness and at-the-edge support for new machine learning and AI applications, and virtual experiences.
Decodes, issues, and executes more instructions than previous generations. Enhancements also include full out-of-order processing, non-blocking high-throughput L1 caches, and advanced instruction and data prefetching.
Where Innovation and Ideas Come to Life
Automotive Safety
The car is the most complex electronic device many of us will buy, with more than 100 engine control units soon to become the norm for most vehicles. However, safety is a critical concern. Cortex-A76 supports the highest Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) standards, using the Cortex-R safety island to move us closer to fully autonomous vehicles.
Home Networking Devices
Increasingly advanced levels of interaction with devices in our homes requires increased productivity from processors. Cortex-A76 delivers new levels of intelligent performance in the smart home.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are expanding and defining more applications than ever before, changing how we interact with devices and machines everywhere. Arm CPU processor IP is scalable and flexible enough to run any type of ML workload, today or in the future.
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An efficient mid-range processor designed for extreme scalability in constrained environments. It can be combined with premium Cortex-A processors using DynamIQ technology.
Mali Graphics Processors
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System IP
Arm System IP enables system designers to configure and build high-performance, power-efficient SoCs while further differentiating with Arm processors and their own IP elements integrated via industry-standard AMBA interfaces.
Ethos Processors
The Arm Ethos processor series delivers the highest throughput and efficiency in the lowest area for Machine Learning inference from cloud to edge to endpoint.
A Foundation of Silicon Success
Arm-based chips, device architectures, and technologies orchestrate the performance of everything that makes modern life possible — from smartphones to agricultural sensors and from medical instruments to servers.
Arm Architecture
The Arm architecture specifies a set of rules that dictate how the hardware works when a particular instruction is executed. This contract between the hardware and the software defines how they interact and is the foundation of the portability and compatibility promise to the Arm ecosystem.
DynamIQ
Combines big and LITTLE CPUs into a single, fully integrated cluster, bringing benefits in power and performance for everything from mobile devices to infrastructure.
big.LITTLE
Arm big.LITTLE technology is a heterogeneous processing architecture that uses two types of processor. 'LITTLE' processors are designed for maximum power efficiency, while 'big' processors are designed to provide maximum compute performance.
Functional Safety
Functional safety enables the ability to detect, diagnose, and safely mitigate the occurrence of any fault, preventing harm to people and the environment. Developers need to ensure that end applications include suitable capabilities and processes; those applications are ultimately certified in accordance with market-specific standards.
Cortex-A76 Resources
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- Cortex-A76: Laptop-Class Performance With Mobile Efficiency
- Seamless untethered productivity: My experience of Windows 10 on Arm
- The Second Wave: Performance uplift on Windows 10 Always Connected PCs
- How Arm, Microsoft and Qualcomm are revolutionizing the PC experience
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