HiSilicon Kirin 950 vs Intel Xeon w5-2455X
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Xeon w5-2455X | |
CPU comparisonIn 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. |
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| 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 | -- |
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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 w5-2455X clocks with 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. |
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| 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 | -- |
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 w5-2455X supports a maximum of 2048 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 153.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| 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 ManagementThe 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. |
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| 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 detailsThe 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. |
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| 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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-2455X
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 950
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w5-2455X
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 950 | Intel Xeon w5-2455X |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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