ARM Cortex-X4

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ARM Cortex-X4
General information
Launched2023
Designed by ARM Ltd.
Performance
Address width40-bit
Cache
L1 cache 128 KiB
(64 KiB I-cache with parity,
64 KiB D-cache) per core
L2 cache512–2048 KiBper core
L3 cache512 KiB – 32 MiB(optional)
Architecture and classification
Microarchitecture ARM Cortex-X4
Instruction set ARMv9.2-A
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1–10 (per cluster)
Products, models, variants
Product code name
  • "Hunter ELP"
Variant
History
Predecessor ARM Cortex-X3
Successor ARM Cortex-X925

The ARM Cortex-X4 is a high-performance CPU core from Arm, released in 2023 [1] as part of Arm's "total compute solution". [2] It serves as the successor of ARM Cortex-X3. [3]

Contents

X-series CPU cores generally focus on high performance, and can be grouped with other ARM cores, such as ARM Cortex-A720 or/and ARM Cortex-A520 in a System-on-Chip (SoC). [4] [5]

Architecture changes in comparison with ARM Cortex-X3

The processor implements the following changes: [3] [4] [5]

Performance claims:

(3.4GHz, 2MB L2, 8MB L3). [5]
and L3 cache (but 2 MiB L2 vs 1 MiB L2) setup (also known as ISO-process). [5]

Architecture comparison

"Prime" core
uArch Cortex-A78 Cortex-X1 Cortex-X2 Cortex-X3 Cortex-X4 Cortex-X925
Code nameHerculesHeraMatterhorn-ELPMakalu-ELPHunter-ELPBlackhawk
Architecture ARMv8.2 ARMv9 ARMv9.2
Peak clock speed~3.0 GHz~3.3 GHz~3.4 GHz~3.8 GHz
Decode width45610 [6]
Dispatch6/cycle8/cycle10/cycle
Max in-flight2x 1602x 2242x 2882x 3202x 3842x 768
L0 (Mops entries)1536 [7] 3072 [7] 15360 [6]
L1-I + L1-D32+32 KiB64+64 KiB
L2128–512 KiB0.25–1 MiB0.5–2 MiB2–3 MiB
L30–8 MiB [8] 0–16 MiB0–32 MiB

Usage

See also

References

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  2. "TCS23: The complete platform for consumer computing - Arm Community". community.arm.com. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. 1 2 "Arm introduces the Cortex-X4, its newest flagship performance core". WikiChip Fuse. 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. 1 2 "Arm Cortex-X4 advances frontiers of CPU performance - Arm Community". community.arm.com. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Arm Unveils 2023 Mobile CPU Core Designs: Cortex-X4, A720, and A520 - the Armv9.2 Family". www.anandtech.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. 1 2 "Arm Cortex-X4, A720, and A520: 2024 smartphone CPUs deep dive". Android Authority. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  7. 1 2 "Arm's New Cortex-A78 and Cortex-X1 Microarchitectures: An Efficiency and Performance Divergence". anandtech.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  8. Schor, David (2020-05-26). "Arm Cortex-X1: The First From The Cortex-X Custom Program". WikiChip Fuse. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  9. "Latest Pixel 9 leak gives us a look at the Tensor G4 specs and benchmarks". Android Authority. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. "MediaTek says its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 rival will be a beast (Updated)". Android Authority. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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