HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 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 Platinum 8260 which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) |
4 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
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 Platinum 8260 clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 |
8 | Cores | 24 |
8 | Threads | 48 |
hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
A-Core | 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz) |
1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | -- |
Internal GraphicsGraphics (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 Platinum 8260 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 |
LPDDR4 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
Max. Memory | 1024 GB | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 35.75 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 Platinum 8260 is 165 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 Platinum 8260 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 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 Platinum 8260 is at 35.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 |
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 | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 4702 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 |
Unknown | Unknown |