HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 659 or Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 was released in Q2/2014. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Xeon E3 (43) |
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) |
4 | Generation | 4 |
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Haswell S |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is 2.36 GHz while the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 is at 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) |
1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 659 or Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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ARM Mali-T830 MP2 | GPU | Intel HD Graphics P4600 |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.20 GHz |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | 7.5 |
28nm | Technology | 22 nm |
2 | Max. displays | 3 |
2 | Compute units | 20 |
32 | Shader | 160 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
11 | DirectX Version | 11.1 |
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 | Intel HD Graphics P4600 |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 |
LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is --, while the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has a TDP of 84 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 84 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 |
16 nm | Technology | 22 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 1150 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2016 | Release date | Q2/2014 |
-- | Release price | 205 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4600 @ 1.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659 | Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 |
Unknown | Unknown |