HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Intel Xeon E-2478
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the Intel Xeon E-2478 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 8 core processor released in Q2/2016 with the Intel Xeon E-2478 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Xeon E (44) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E-2400 (8) |
| 4 | Generation | 4 |
| Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Raptor Lake |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 655 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.12 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E-2478 clocks with 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2478 |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.12 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 2.80 GHz (5.20 GHz) |
| 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 28nm | Technology | |
| 2 | Max. displays | |
| 2 | Compute units | -- |
| 32 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 11 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the Intel Xeon E-2478 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2478 |
| LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 24.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E-2478 is 80 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2478 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 80 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E-2478 is at 40.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2478 |
| 16 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| -- | Socket | LGA 1700 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-rp, VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2016 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| -- | Release price | 556 $ |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2478
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2478
8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2478
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 655 | Intel Xeon E-2478 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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