Samsung could present an 8-core SoC in February
The evolution of SoC is a key in advancing the capabilities of mobility-oriented devices, both phones and tablets. And, currently, there are three great masters of the market: Qualcomm, with its Snapdragon, Nvidia with Tegra, and Samsung, with its Exynos. The latter company could make a shocking announcement in February: a model with no less than 8 cores inside.The architecture used is the ARM big.little and, according EETimes, this component included in a same chip fabrication technology SoC 28 nm with corresponding two cores. That is, on the one hand would be a quad-core ARMv7 type and another ARMv15 ... a "two in one".
The quad-core ARMv7 operate at a frequency of 1.2 GHz and is used with less demanding applications, such as email clients or music players. Meanwhile, the model also ARMv15 quad core, designed to deliver maximum performance, provide a frequency of 1.8 GHz and an L2 cache of 2 MB. In the latter, the games will not resist.
What we try to achieve with this new Exynos, which does not know the name yet, is to improve the consumption point, as the most powerful would not be running unless necessary, so the need for energy will smaller and, consequently, would save battery when the ARMv7 is running. Good news for users also must not lose detail in the comments of his own ARM: big.little development benefits are "even more than expected."
This would be great news, if confirmed as the new reference terminal of the Galaxy range offer the "combo" perfect: a high-performance SoC but is capable of saving energy (one of the major demands of the users) and a screen that is expected to be 5-inch Full HD compatible.
Other use options are handled, especially if Samsung is unable to arrive in time for inclusion in the Galaxy S4, are the inclusion of this new Exynos in Galaxy Note 3, the range Chromebooks and also tablets with Windows 8. Obviously, there are many options but what is clear is that, if confirmed this SoC, Samsung could take a big step in energy efficiency.
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