Decision Workspace
aarch64-cpu vs cortex-a vs arm-gic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
aarch64-cpu
growingv11.2.0
Low level access to processors using the AArch64 execution state
52
cortex-a
growingv8.1.1
Low level access to Cortex-A processors
66
arm-gic
growingv0.8.1
A driver for the Arm Generic Interrupt Controller version 2, 3 or 4.
Core Metrics
| aarch64-cpu | cortex-a | arm-gic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 52 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 531.7K | 288.2K | 142.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 40.6K | 3.7K | 20.8K |
| Dependents | 346 | 7 | 94 |
| Releases | 10 | 53 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 118d ago | 1237d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 7y 11m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
aarch64-cpu
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
cortex-a
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
arm-gic
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| aarch64-cpu | cortex-a | arm-gic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 11.2.0 | 8.1.1 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 36KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •arm-gic leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aarch64-cpu has the most downloads (531.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aarch64-cpu is depended on by 346 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cortex-a has not been updated in over a year.
- •arm-gic is pre-1.0 — API may change.