HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Xeon w5-2455X

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HiSilicon Kirin 950 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon w5-2455X
HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Xeon w5-2455X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 950 and the Intel Xeon w5-2455X 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 w5-2455X which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2400 (8)
4 Generation 12
Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Sapphire Rapids-WS
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2255
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 w5-2455X clocks with 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
8 Cores 12
8 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
A-Core 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz)
1.80 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 950 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
-- 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-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 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-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 & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 950, while the Intel Xeon w5-2455X supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
LPDDR4 Memory DDR5-4800
Max. Memory 2048 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 30.00 MB
-- PCIe version 5.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon w5-2455X is 200 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 200 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 240 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 950 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 16 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon w5-2455X is at 30.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Characteristic Intel Xeon w5-2455X
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
Q4/2015 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 1039 $
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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
90 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
1428 (100%)

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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
331 (100%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
1183 (100%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 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 950 HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (100%)
Intel Xeon w5-2455X Intel Xeon w5-2455X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 950 Intel Xeon w5-2455X
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