> As of October 12th, 2020, we are working hard to solve an alleged performance regression of CVA6 vs. an older versions. You'll be updated when it's solved.
CoreMark application has been customized for the contest, for using CoreMark application, run:
CoreMark application has been customized for the contest, for using CoreMark application, run:
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Questa Prime **version 10.7** has been used for simulations.
Other simulation tools and versions can be used but will receive no support from the organization team.
Performances **must** be measured using the Questa simulator.
## Vitis/Vivado setting up
This section will be completed in a next release (planned early December 2020).
For the contest, the CVA6 processor will be implemented on Zybo Z7-20 board from Digilent. This board integrates a Zynq 7000 FPGA from Xilinx.