Thread: HTC Glacier - dual processors!
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attila77 is offline attila77
2010-08-06 , 14:37
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#52
Originally Posted by Milhouse View Post
The Snapdragon core is entirely custom and not based on A8 but is about 5% faster clock-for-clock than a standard Cortex-A8. Even though Qualcomm have a dual-core Snapdragon it won't beat a Cortex-A9 at the same clock speed since the A9 is at least 20-25% faster clock-for-clock than a standard A8.
...and that is why they a going after GHz (the dual-Snapdragons that will be pitted against A9 are 1.5GHz). When Intel tried that trick, they failed miserably, and one would think that in embedded a GHz-chase is a far worse idea than on desktops, so Qualcomm will have to do something quite revolutionary for their next gen or try to survive on a number-spin PR...
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