Layerscape® LX2162A, LX2122A, LX2082A Processors

LX2162A

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The LX2162A (also known as “LX2-Lite”) processor squeezes the processing capability of the popular LX2160A device into a package that is nearly one quarter the size. It combines the low power of the 16nm FinFET process technology and sixteen Arm® Cortex®-A72 cores with data path acceleration optimized for L2/3 packet processing, security offload and robust traffic management and quality of service.

This advanced processor is suitable for small boards such as network interface cards, COM Express Type 7 modules, OCP3 mezzanine cards and custom daughter cards. It retains LX2160A’s 16 Cortex-A72 cores, 50 Gbit/s security engine and 88 Gbit/s data compression engine. It has 12 SerDes lanes at up to 25 Gbit/s, which can support four 25 Gbit Ethernet and x8 PCIe Gen3 simultaneously, among many other combinations.

For Edge Computing, this processor offers outstanding computing performance with a powerful packet offload and Ethernet controllers. In one device you can have high-end, high-speed communications, with low-speed peripherals such as sensors and the computing power to process and act upon all received information.

Layerscape processors are part of NXP's EdgeVerse™ edge computing platform.

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Features

  • 16-64-bit Armv8 Cortex-A72 CPU cores, running up to 2.0 GHz
  • 16 MB cache
  • 12 SerDes lanes, operating up to 25 GHz
  • Up to 12 Ethernet ports
  • Supported Ethernet speeds include 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 40 and 50 Gbit/s
  • 105 Gbit/s Layer 2 Ethernet switch
  • Up to 12 PCIe Gen3 lanes, supporting three ports, as wide as x8
  • 50 Gbit/s security accelerator
  • 88 Gbit/s data compression/decompression engine
  • Package: 23x23mm, 1150 pins
  • DDR4 72b including ECC, to 2900 MT/s, maximum capacity of 32 GB

Comparison Table

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LX2162A LX2122A LX2082A
Cores 16 12 8
L2 cache 8MB 6MB 8MB
SerDes 12 lanes at up to 25 GHz
PCIe® 3 x Gen3, max width of x8
DDR DDR4, 2900 MT/s, 32 GB capacity
Platform cache + PEB 10MB
Ethernet 105 Gbit/s L2 switch, supporting combinations of 12 ports of 1, 2.5, 10, 25, 40 and 50 Gbit Ethernet
Security 50 Gbit/s
Data Compression Engine 88 Gbit/s
Package 23 x 23 mm, 1150 pins

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