LG G4 smartphone processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 showed that the number of cores of modern processors for smart phones may not be a multiple of four. Formally, NVIDIA still in the past generation Tegra processors used 5 core layout - in moments of high computational load employs four core performance, and in moments of idle energy saving fifth core with a limited performance level .
The site DigiTimes said yesterday that in the third quarter this year, TSMC will start to produce 20-nanometer technology processors MediaTek ten cores. These solutions Helios X20 family will have layout "4 + 4 + 2" core. In general, the company MediaTek was previously known for its extensive approach to increase processor performance - It is reported that the 10-core MediaTek will be 40% more productive than their eight-predecessors. They will be used mainly in low-cost smartphones.