[Arm-netbook] Rpi vs cortexA8

[Gordan Bobic]

On 06/03/2012 12:21 PM, Tsvetan Usunov, OLIMEX LTD wrote:
>> the Cortex A8 however was *not* designed by ARM.  it was designed
>> based around a streamlined pipeline architecture (Harvard
>> Architecture) right from the word go, by a VC-funded team in Austin,
>> Texas, that ran out of money.  when they ran out of money they
>> approached ARM and asked them if they'd like to buy the company, which
>> they did, because ARM's own design was so shit.
>
> then who made A9?
> our developers say A9 is significant faster than A8 at same clocks

IIRC A9 is essentially an A8 with out-of-order execution added. That 
might gain you maybe another 15-20%, depending on how good your compiler is.

Gordan