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ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

NovaThor U8500

The ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 is a System on a Chip (SoC) for smartphones and tablets. It features two Cortex-A9 cores with NEON extensions, a ARM Mali-400 MP1 single core graphics card, a media processor and a integrated HSPA+ modem.

The performance is similar to the Nvidia Tegra 2 (Geekbench total score) but in the Stream subtest, where the NovaThor is much faster.

CodenameARMv7
Clock Rate1000 MHz
Number of Cores / Threads2 / 2
Manufacturing Technology45 nm
FeaturesARM Mali 400 (Single Core), LP-DDR2 memory, HSPA
ArchitectureARM
Announcement Date06/01/2011
Product Link (external)www.stericsson.com

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
min: 194     avg: 218.3     median: 200 (1%)     max: 261 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
min: 787     avg: 795     median: 793 (5%)     max: 806 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
min: 1050     avg: 1122     median: 1051 (2%)     max: 1266 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
min: 598     avg: 633     median: 607 (1%)     max: 694 Points
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
min: 754     avg: 795     median: 758 (2%)     max: 873 Points
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Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Multi Thread
min: 53.5     avg: 59.2     median: 58.4 (2%)     max: 65.7 MFLOPS
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Linpack Android / IOS - Linpack Single Thread
min: 33.87     avg: 36.1     median: 34.5 (3%)     max: 39.73 MFLOPS
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Sunspider - Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score *
min: 1933     avg: 2351     median: 2083 (20%)     max: 3037 ms
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Quadrant Standard Edition 2.0 - Quadrant Standard 2.0 Total Score
min: 2724     avg: 2859     median: 2858.5 (7%)     max: 2993 points
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AnTuTu v3 - AnTuTu v3 CPU
min: 2382     avg: 2494     median: 2493.5 (16%)     max: 2605 Points
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Reviews for the ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 processor

 

Review Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 GT-S7710 Smartphone

A rugged companion. Samsung writes another chapter in the outdoor smartphone success story with their new Galaxy Xcover 2. Even though its inner life received a major overhaul, the end product is still just a mid-class device -- but it is certainly fit for the outdoors.
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500, ARM Mali-400 MP, 4", 150 g
 

Review Samsung S3 Mini GT-I8190 Smartphone

Mini-size, maxi-performance? Samsung introduces a new compact version of its successful flagship model Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy S3 mini GT-I8190 includes Android 4.1.1 and a super AMOLED touchscreen with a 4-inch diagonal screen measurement and is meant to round off the Galaxy Series in the lower end. Can you be convinced by the performance and the 8 GB internal memory at a low price of around 285 Euros (~$373)?
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500, ARM Mali-400 MP, 4", 113 g
 

Review Samsung Galaxy Beam (GT-I8530) Smartphone

Dried-out Gingerbread? The Samsung Galaxy beam is a middle-class Smartphone with an LED projector. Sadly, the operating system is the old Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. We will find out if this device is a relic of the past or is still relevant today.
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500, ARM Mali-400 MP, 4", 146 g

Samsung S3 Mini GT-I8190: ARM Mali-400 MP, 4.00", 0.1 kg
  External Review » Samsung S3 Mini GT-I8190

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 GT-S7710: ARM Mali-400 MP, 4.00", 0.2 kg
  External Review » Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 GT-S7710

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)