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Qualcomm Oryon CPU Core Design
Today, Qualcomm is presenting on their Oryon core. We’ve covered this core previously in a separate article, so I’ll focus on new details or differences covered in the review. Snapdrago…
Qualcomm did evaluate the possibility of using a larger data cache, but a 96 KB design was chosen to meet timing (clock speed) requirements. Beyond the L2 TLB, Oryon also has caches in the page table walkers that hold higher level entries in the OS’s translation structures. In a conversation with the product manager side, they noted that having 12 cores let Snapdragon X Elite scale to higher power targets and provide additional multithreaded performance in devices with better cooling.
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