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Neoverse Compute Subsystems N2 (CSS N2)
Neoverse CSS N2: The Arm Neoverse N2 Platform, Delivered to Partners as a Verified, Performance-Validated Customizable Subsystem …
Overview
Neoverse CSS N2: The Arm Neoverse N2 Platform, Delivered to Partners as a Verified, Performance-Validated Customizable Subsystem
Arm Neoverse CSS N2 is the first generation of Neoverse CSS products designed to speed time to production silicon, deliver world-class performance, and bring leading-edge technology to the Arm ecosystem. CSS N2 packs up to 64 Neoverse N2 cores, with DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen5/CXL I/O, into a performance- and power-optimized subsystem.
Arm Neoverse CSS N2 is the first generation of Neoverse CSS products designed to speed time to production silicon, deliver world-class performance, and bring leading-edge technology to the Arm ecosystem. CSS N2 packs up to 64 Neoverse N2 cores, with DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen5/CXL I/O, into a performance- and power-optimized subsystem.
Key features
- Fastest Path to Production Silicon
- CSS N2 partners report significant benefits, such as advancing from design idea to working silicon in 13 months and saving an estimated 80 engineering years of design effort. CSS N2 lets partners get to market faster than ever and allows design resources to focus on building specialized silicon.
- World-Class Performance
- CSS N2 delivers an estimated SPECrate® 2017 integer score of 1000 when configured in a multichip system with an aggregate of 256 Arm Neoverse N2 cores at 3.0GHz.
- Leading-Edge Technology
- CSS N2 implements the latest memory and I/O technologies, including DDR5/LPDDR5, PCIe Gen5, and CXL, on an advanced 5nm fabrication process.
Block Diagram
Neoverse CSS N2 block diagram
Specifications
Identity
Part Number
Neoverse CSS N2
Vendor
Arm Ltd.
Type
Silicon IP
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Great Britain
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