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| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2011[1] | 
| Designed by | ARM Holdings | 
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 520 MHz to 2.3 GHz | 
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 8–64 KB/8–64 KB | 
| L2 cache | Optional, up to 1 MB | 
| Architecture and classification | |
| Instruction set | ARMv7-A | 
| Physical specifications | |
| Cores | 
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| History | |
| Predecessor(s) | ARM Cortex-A5 | 
| Successor(s) | ARM Cortex-A53 | 
The ARM Cortex-A7 MPCore is a 32-bit microprocessor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture announced in 2011.[1]
Overview

The Cortex-A7 is used to power the popular Raspberry Pi 2 micro-computer.
It has two target applications; firstly as a smaller, simpler, and more power-efficient successor to the Cortex-A8. The other use is in the big.LITTLE architecture, combining one or more A7 cores with one or more Cortex-A15 cores into a heterogeneous system.[2] To do this it is fully feature-compatible with the A15.
Key features of the Cortex-A7 core are:
- Partial dual-issue, in-order microarchitecture with an 8-stage pipeline[3]
 - NEON SIMD instruction set extension
 - VFPv4 Floating Point Unit
 - Thumb-2 instruction set encoding
 - Jazelle RCT
 - Hardware virtualization
 - Large Page Address Extensions (LPAE)
 - Integrated level 2 Cache (0–1 MB)
 - 1.9 DMIPS / MHz[3]
 - Typical clock speed 1.5 GHz[3]
 
Chips
Several system-on-chips (SoC) have implemented the Cortex-A7 core, including:
- Allwinner A20 (dual-core A7 + Mali-400 MP2 GPU)[4]
 - Allwinner A31 (quad-core A7 + PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU)[5]
 - Allwinner A83T (octa-core A7 + PowerVR SGX544 GPU)[6]
 - Allwinner H3(quad-core A7 + Mali-400 MP2 GPU)[7]
 - Broadcom BCM23550 quad-core HSPA+ Multimedia Processor[8]
 - Broadcom BCM2836 (quad-core A7 + VideoCore IV GPU), designed specifically for Raspberry Pi 2[9]
 - NXP Semiconductor (Formerly Freescale) QorIQ Layerscape LS1 (dual-core A7)
 - Freescale i.MX 6 UltraLite
 - HiSilicon K3V3, big.LITTLE architecture with dual-core Cortex-A7 and dual-core Cortex-A15. Use ARM Mali-T658 GPU.
 - Marvell PXA1088 (quad-core A7 + Vivante GC1000)[10]
 - Mediatek MT6570 (dual-core A7 + ARM Mali-400MP1 GPU)
 - Mediatek MT6572 (dual-core A7 + ARM Mali-400MP1 GPU)
 - Mediatek MT6580 (quad-core A7 + ARM Mali-400MP2 GPU)
 - Mediatek MT6582 (quad-core A7 + ARM Mali-400MP2 GPU)
 - Mediatek MT6589 (quad-core A7 + Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544 GPU)
 - Mediatek MT6592 (octa-core A7 + ARM Mali-450MP4 GPU)
 - Mstar MSB2531A ARM Cortex A7 32bit 800MHZ
 - Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 and Snapdragon 400 MSM8212 and MSM8612, MSM8226, MSM8626 and MSM8926 (quad core A7 + Adreno 305 GPU)
 - Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (5410), big.LITTLE architecture with quad-core Cortex-A7 and quad-core Cortex-A15. Use Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU.
 - Samsung Exynos 5 Octa (5420), big.LITTLE architecture with quad-core Cortex-A7 and quad-core Cortex-A15. Use ARM Mali-T628MP6 GPU.
 - STMicroelectronics STM32MP13x (single-core A7)
 - STMicroelectronics STM32MP15x (dual-core A7 + M4 + Vivante GPU)
 - ASPEED AST2600 BMC (dual-core A7 + M4)
 
See also
References
- 1 2 Ryan Whitwam (2011-10-21), ARM Cortex-A7 offers a microdot-sized glimpse into the future of mobile processors, ExtremeTech
 - ↑ "big.LITTLE Processing". ARM Holdings. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
 - 1 2 3 Anand Lal Shimpi (2011-10-19). "ARM's Cortex A7: Bringing Cheaper Dual-Core & More Power Efficient High-End Devices". AnandTech. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
 - ↑ "AllWinner Publishes A31 and A20 Processors Details". CNXSoft. December 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
 - ↑ "A31". Allwinner Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
 - ↑ "A83T". Allwinner Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
 - ↑ "H3". Allwinner. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
 - ↑ "BCM23550". Broadcom. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
 - ↑ Upton, Eben. "Raspberry Pi 2 on sale now at $35". Raspberry Pi Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
 - ↑ "PXA1088". Marvell Technology Group. Archived from the original on 2013-05-12.
 
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