Arm Announces New Neoverse V1 and N2 Platforms
Performance improved by 50% and 40% respectively compared to Neoverse N1
Investing in implementing a software environment that runs immediately


Arm is expanding its reach not only in terminals but also in the infrastructure sector.

On the 23rd, Arm added the V1 and N2 platforms to its Neoverse solution. Neoverse is Arm’s processor brand specialized for servers and infrastructure, covering from data centers to the edge.

V1 is the first platform in the V series, with single-thread performance that is more than 50% better than Neoverse N1. It also supports SVE (Scalable Vector Extension), providing potential for high-performance cloud, HPC, machine learning, etc.

SVE can execute Single-Instruction Multiple Dispatch (SIMD) integer, bfloat16, and floating-point instructions on wider vector units using a software programming model that is independent of vector unit width. This ensures portability, longevity, and efficient execution of software code.

The N2 is a platform that delivers 40% higher single-threaded performance than the N1, meeting the scale-out performance demands of a wide range of applications, from cloud to SmartNICs, enterprise networking, and power-constrained edge devices. It also has the same power and area efficiency as the N1.


Instantly running software and building blocks for innovation
Arm has set one of its core goals as providing its partners with the building blocks they need to enable continued innovation and design flexibility.

This requires providing chip-level interfaces to enable design of system-level solutions. Arm has announced that it is investing in the development of CCIX (Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators) and CXL (Compute Express Link) technologies.

Beyond interconnectivity, there are huge opportunities for Neoverse and the software ecosystem that supports it. But to realize these opportunities, industry standards and initiatives such as Project Cassini must provide a seamless software developer experience.

Project Cassini provides standards, platform security, and reference implementations that enable the industry to run software on Arm processors with confidence that it will be up and running immediately. More details on this project will be announced at Arm DevSummit, taking place today, November 4.

Additionally, Arm continues to power the fundamental infrastructure software. Operating systems and hypervisors, Xen, Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Docker containers, and Kubernetes have all announced support for Arm.