This is an application processor, a Cortex-A series. Your comments do not apply to this core. ARM does have a Cortex-R series which is for real time computing

This is an application processor, a Cortex-A series. Your comments do not apply to this core. ARM does have a Cortex-R series which is for real time computing tasks. There is no excuse. It's ghastly that ARM's track record is significantly below 2 cores/decade.