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Ares µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerARM Holdings
ManufacturerTSMC
IntroductionFebruary 20, 2019
Process7 nm
Core Configs4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 96, 128
Pipeline
TypeSuperscalar, Superpipeline
OoOEYes
SpeculativeYes
Reg RenamingYes
Stages11
Decode4-way
Instructions
ISAARMv8.2
Cache
L1I Cache64 KiB/core
4-way set associative
L1D Cache64 KiB/core
4-way set associative
L2 Cache512-1 MiB/core
8-way set associative
L3 Cache2-4 MiB/core duplex
16-way set associative
Succession

Neoverse N1 (codename Ares) is a high-performance ARM microarchitecture designed by ARM Holdings for the server market. This microarchitecture is designed as a synthesizable IP core and is sold to other semiconductor companies to be implemented in their own chips.

History

Arm's server roadmap.

Ares was first announced by Drew Henry, Arm’s SVP and GM of Infrastructure Business Unit, at his TechCon 2018 keynote. Ares was officially unveiled on February 20, 2019.

Release Dates

Ares was officially disclosed on February 20, 2019.

Process Technology

Ares specifically takes advantage of the power and area advantages of the 7 nm process.

Architecture

The Neoverse N1 core is almost identical to the Cortex-A76 but features a number of enhancements for infrastructure workload.

Block Diagram

Typical SoC

neoverse n1 soc block diagram.svg


The Neoverse N1 is also expected to be integrated along with Neoverse E1 high-efficiency cores and possibly other custom IP blocks.


neoverse e1 n1 soc example.svg

Individual Core

neoverse n1 block diagram.svg

Memory Hierarchy

The Neoverse N1 has a private L1I, L1D, and L2 cache.

  • Cache
    • L1I Cache
      • 64 KiB, 4-way set associative
      • 64-byte cache lines
      • SECDED ECC
      • Write-back
    • L1D Cache
      • 64 KiB, 4-way set associative
      • 64-byte cache lines
      • 4-cycle fastest load-to-use latency
      • SECDED ECC
      • Write-back
    • L2 Cache
      • 512 KiB OR 1 MiB (2 banks)
      • 8-way set associative
      • 9-11 cycle
        • 9-cycle fastest load-to-use latency
      • ECC protection per 64 bits
      • Modified Exclusive Shared Invalid (MESI) coherency
      • Strictly inclusive of the L1 data cache & non-inclusive of the L1 instruction cache
      • Write-back
    • System-level cache (SLC)
      • 1 Bank per core duplex
      • 2 MiB to 4 MiB, 16-way set associative

The Neoverse N1 TLB consists of dedicated L1 TLB for instruction cache (ITLB) and another one for data cache (DTLB). Additionally, there is a unified L2 TLB (STLB).

  • TLBs
    • ITLB
      • 4 KiB, 16 KiB, 64 KiB, 2 MiB, and 32 MiB page sizes
      • 48-entry fully associative
    • DTLB
      • 48-entry fully associative
      • 4 KiB, 16 KiB, 64 KiB, 2 MiB, and 512 MiB page sizes
    • STLB
      • 1280-entry 5-way set associative

Overview

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Core

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Die

N1 core

  • 7 nm process
  • 1 Core + L2
  • 1.2 mm² die size (1C + 512 KiB L2)
  • 1.4 mm² die size (1C + 1 MiB L2)
  • 1 W @ 2.6 GHz (0.75 V), 1.8 W @ 3.1 W (1.0 V)


neoverse n1 core die plot.png

All Neoverse N1 Processors

 List of Neoverse N1-based Processors
ModelFamilyLaunchedProcessArchCoresFrequency
ALC12B00Graviton3 December 20197 nm
0.007 μm
7.0e-6 mm
Neoverse N1642.5 GHz
2,500 MHz
2,500,000 kHz
Count: 1

Bibliography

  • Drew Henry keynote, TechCon 2018 keynote.
  • Drew Henry, direct communication
  • Most of the technical details were obtained directly from Arm
codenameAres +
core count4 +, 8 +, 16 +, 32 +, 64 +, 96 + and 128 +
designerARM Holdings +
first launchedFebruary 20, 2019 +
full page namearm holdings/microarchitectures/neoverse n1 +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architectureARMv8.2 +
manufacturerTSMC +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
nameAres +
pipeline stages11 +
process7 nm (0.007 μm, 7.0e-6 mm) +