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TSMC delivers first batch of Baikal BE-M1000 CPUs based on ARM Cortex-A57 cores
Baikal Electronics confirms they received the first batch of 5000 BE-M1000 CPUs from their foundry, TSMC. These are second-generation processors based on ARM architecture.
[...] Baikal BE-M1000 is based on eight ARM Cortex A57 cores all clocked up to 1.5 GHz at TDP at 30-35W. The CPU has 4MB of L2 cache and 8MB of L3 cache. It comes with an integrated ARM Mali-T682 GPU clocked at 700 to 750 MHz.
The processor offers a performance level of Intel Core i3-7300T, which should be good enough for standard office use.
The Intel Core i3-7300T was a dual-core Kaby Lake CPU launched in 2017, with a similar TDP (35 Watts).
Previously: Desktop and All-in-One Arm Linux Computers Launched with Baikal-M Processor
Related: Russia to Build RISC-V Processors for Laptops: 8-core, 2 GHz, 12nm, 2025
(Score: 4, Informative) by takyon on Sunday October 17 2021, @07:37PM (2 children)
Details are off.
If the performance comparison is accurate, it means the multi-threaded performance of the 8-core Baikal matches the 2-core Intel chip. But the single-threaded performance would be much worse and that would be perceived while doing various tasks.
The i3-7300T is made on Intel's 14nm node with FinFET transistors, while the Baikal chip is made on less efficient but cheap TSMC 28nm.
The easier thing to compare it to might be the Raspberry Pi 4. The Pi 4 uses 4x Cortex-A72 at the same clock speed. A72 is the successor to the A57, and should use about 80% of the power at the same clock speed. So 8x Cortex-A57 on the same 28nm node (not sure which foundry for Pi 4) should be 2.5x the power consumption, although that could be inaccurate for various reasons. The Pi 4 SoC isn't drawing 12-14 Watts by itself.
The Mali GPU is running at a higher clock speed than Pi 4's GPU. It's an 8-core Mali-T628 GPU [baikalelectronics.com] (not 682), which is the most cores that one can have.
Baikal's page says "Estimated TDP below 30 W". Maybe that TDP encompasses some of the other features, like the 10 Gb Ethernet controllers.
In conclusion, this thing is a nice industrial-grade ARM chip, and you should definitely loot a Baikal-M workstation from a nearby Russian office when you get the opportunity.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 19 2021, @09:17PM (1 child)
But what's the upload speed of my commercial secrets to the Russian govt?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday October 19 2021, @09:46PM
Depends. Are you in the same building?
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