Premium Efficient Cortex CPU with Arm DynamIQ Technology
AI Summary
Arm Cortex-A720 is the first Armv9.2 premium-efficiency CPU for sustained mobile performance in a constrained power envelope. It improves power efficiency by 20% versus Cortex-A715 and adds architecture features that support security and machine learning, including the QARMA3 PAC algorithm. The result is a strong fit for smartphones and other mobile devices that need performance without sacrificing battery life.
Features and Benefits
Improves power efficiency by 20% compared to its predecessor, Cortex-A715.
Delivers sustained high performance within a constrained power envelope.
Advances consumer technology computing for security and ML. New QARMA3 PAC algorithm lowers performance cost, strengthening PAC deployment in the consumer technology market.
Cortex-A720 Specifications
Cortex-A720 is a premium-efficiency Armv9.2 CPU, which provides industry-leading sustained performance in a constrained power envelope. This AArch64 bit-only CPU comes with DSU-120 and can be combined with Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 in a big.LITTLE configuration.
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Key Documentation
- Cortex-A720 Core Cryptographic Extension
- Compare the specifications of Cortex-A processors: download comparison PDF
A Foundation of Silicon Success
Armv9 Architecture
Armv9-A supports the 128-bit wide fixed-length vector extensions first seen in Armv7 and Armv8. SVE2 goes further to provide variable length vectors, enabling vector length agnostic programming.
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.
Arm Neon Technology
Neon technology is an advanced SIMD architecture extension for the Arm Cortex-A and Cortex-R series processors. The architecture extension improves the multimedia user experience across many applications.
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System IP
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Where Innovation and Ideas Come to Life
Smartphones
As one of the most prolific pieces of technology, smartphones are the world's dynamic personal computers, connecting more than 4 billion people in immersive experiences. Arm develops the CPU technology that powers everything on a smartphone.
Laptops
Engineered for the laptop or tablet form factor, the Cortex-A720 brings Armv9 efficient performance to larger mobile computing devices.
Cloud and data centers
Arm-powered infrastructure delivers the performance, efficiency, and scalability cloud and data centers need to run today’s general-purpose workloads and tomorrow’s complex AI models—meeting the demands of modern computing without compromising TCO.
Talk with an Expert
The perfect blend of sustained performance and premium efficiency. Learn how the Cortex-A720 can help you create an improved user experience for your products.
Key takeaways
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Arm Cortex-A720 is built for sustained high performance in power-constrained mobile designs.
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Improves power efficiency by 20% compared to Cortex-A715.
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Brings Armv9.2 security and ML-oriented features, including QARMA3 PAC.
Cortex-A720 Resources
Discover more about Cortex-A720 and Arm Total Compute Solution (TCS23)
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