Re:Neural network spotted deep inside Samsung's Galaxy S7 si...
by stephengillie on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @12:17AM
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It should be noted most Android phones use a "Dual-Quad" design, with a bank of 4x A53 for low-power operation, and a dual or quad set of more powerful processors (A57, M1, etc) for full-power operation.
Still, it's interesting to see the single A9 with coprocessor outperform dual M1s - like was said about the reduced core count in the Snapdragon 820:
“The most important thing to have is peak single-threaded performance, as most of the time only one or two cores are active." [0]
This is apparently true, with the iPhone outperforming despite its A9 running up to 400mhz slower than the Android cohort's Snapdragon.
Still, it's interesting to see the single A9 with coprocessor outperform dual M1s - like was said about the reduced core count in the Snapdragon 820:
“The most important thing to have is peak single-threaded performance, as most of the time only one or two cores are active." [0]
This is apparently true, with the iPhone outperforming despite its A9 running up to 400mhz slower than the Android cohort's Snapdragon.
[0] http://trustedreviews.com/opinions/snapdragon-820-vs-snapdra...