HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 980 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 980 8 core processor released in Q4/2018 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019. |
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HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
7 | Generation | 2 |
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe HiSilicon Kirin 980 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
8 | Cores | 20 |
8 | Threads | 40 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.60 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz) |
1.92 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A55 |
C-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-G76 MP10 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.72 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
Bifrost 3 | GPU Generation | -- |
7 nm | Technology | |
2 | Max. displays | |
10 | Compute units | -- |
160 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
4 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | 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-G76 MP10 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 980, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T 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 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
2.00 MB | L3 Cache | 27.50 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 980 has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 980 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6230T is at 27.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
7 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 |
Q4/2018 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 1988 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP10 @ 0.72 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.10 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Intel Xeon Gold 6230T |
Huawei P30 Huawei P30 Pro Huawei Honor 20 Huawei Honor 20 Pro Huawei Mate 20 Huawei Mate 20 Pro Huawei Nova 5T |
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