Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa gets benchmarked (pictures)
The latest version of Samsung's Exynos processor, coming soon, the 5 Octa is an eight-core CPU. ARM demoed the new processor at Mobile World Congress, touting its performance.
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Samsung Exynos 5 Octa
BARCELONA, Spain--ARM showed off the Exynos 5 Octa at Mobile World Congress, demonstrating its speed and power-efficiency.
Quad-core
Four CPU cores power the Exynos 5 Octa.
Maps
Map navigation apparently isn't that taxing.
Connections TBD
ARM used a prototype tablet to demo the Exynos 5 Octa and apparently wants to leave its options open when it comes to connections.
Keep it moving
Animating 2D graphics all over the screen draws a huge amount of thermals.
Power to spare
Thankfully, Web browsing only uses two of the more powerful cores.
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