HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Xeon Gold 6128 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6128 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6128 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) |
4 | Generation | 1 |
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Skylake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6128 clocks with 3.40 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6128 |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 3.40 GHz (3.70 GHz) |
1.80 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-T880 MP4 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.90 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
0.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Midgard 4 | GPU Generation | -- |
16 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
4 | Compute units | -- |
64 | 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-T880 MP4 | 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 950, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6128 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6128 |
LPDDR4 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
Max. Memory | 768 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 19.00 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6128 is 115 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6128 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 115 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6128 is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6128 |
16 nm | Technology | 14 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 |
-- | Socket | LGA 3647 |
None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2015 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 1700 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6128
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Xeon Gold 6128 |
Unknown | Unknown |