Opinion:
Anonymous
The A57 cores are much SMALLER and much more FRUGAL than Cyclone or Denver core.
Cyclone and Denver are simply bigger, beefier and wider, which means better single core performance but also it means they can't be used in larger number setup because they're TOO BIG and use TOO MUCH power.
You're saying "Oh my two sled raindeer are soo much better than your eight sled dogs", which is a complete nonsense.
A deer is stronger, but dog can come in bigger numbers.
And in performance per watt, the A57 is actually superior to both Cyclone and Denver.
If Apple put four cyclones in iPhone, they would fry up the thing.