ARM Cortex-A12

{{Short description|32-bit multicore processor}}

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|pcode1 = Owl{{Cite web|url=https://semiaccurate.com/2014/01/15/core-follows-arms-a12/|title = What core follows ARM's A12?|date = 15 January 2014}}

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|designfirm = ARM Holdings

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|arch = ARMv7-A

|numcores = 1–4

|l1cache = 32–64 KiB I, 32 KiB D

|l2cache = 256 KiB–8 MiB (configurable with L2 cache controller)

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|predecessor = ARM Cortex-A9

|successor = ARM Cortex-A17

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The ARM Cortex-A12 is a 32-bit processor core licensed by ARM Holdings implementing the ARMv7-A architecture. It provides up to 4 cache-coherent cores. The Cortex-A12 is a successor to the Cortex-A9.{{cite web|url=http://www.arm.com/products/processors/cortex-a/cortex-a12-processor.php |title=ARM Cortex-A12 Processor |publisher=Arm.com}}

ARM renamed A12 as a variant of Cortex-A17 since the second revision of the core in early 2014, because they were indistinguishable in performance.{{cite news|url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7739/arm-cortex-a17|title=ARM Cortex A17: An Evolved Cortex A12 for the Mainstream in 2015|author=Anand Lal Shimpi|date=11 February 2014 |publisher=AnandTech|accessdate=2014-09-30}}{{Cite news|title = ARM Cortex-A17 / Cortex-A12 processor update|author = Stefan Rosinger|url = http://community.arm.com/groups/processors/blog/2014/09/30/arm-cortex-a17-cortex-a12-processor-update|work = ARM Connected Community|date = 1 October 2014}}