HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs Intel Xeon w3-2423

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HiSilicon Kirin 655 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon w3-2423
HiSilicon Kirin 655 Intel Xeon w3-2423

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 655 and the Intel Xeon w3-2423 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 w3-2423 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2400 (8)
4 Generation 12
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Sapphire Rapids-WS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2223
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 w3-2423 clocks with 2.10 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
8 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.12 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.10 GHz (4.20 GHz)
1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

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.

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 support

A 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.

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 & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 655, while the Intel Xeon w3-2423 supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.8 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR5-4400
Max. Memory 2048 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 140.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 15.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon w3-2423 is 120 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 120 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 144 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 74 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 655 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon w3-2423 is at 15.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Characteristic Intel Xeon w3-2423
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, AVX-512, AMX
-- Socket LGA 4677
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 359 $
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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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
168 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
8C 8T @ 2.12 GHz
794 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
HiSilicon Kirin 655 HiSilicon Kirin 655
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)
Intel Xeon w3-2423 Intel Xeon w3-2423
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 655 Intel Xeon w3-2423
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