HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Intel Xeon Gold 6238L | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 980 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6238L 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 6238L which has 22 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 6238L clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 22 CPU cores and can calculate 44 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238L |
8 | Cores | 22 |
8 | Threads | 44 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.60 GHz 2x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.10 GHz (3.70 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 6238L supports a maximum of 4608 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 6238L |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
8 GB | Max. Memory | 4608 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 | 30.25 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 6238L is 140 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 6238L |
6 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 140 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 6238L is at 30.25 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238L |
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 | -- |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
ARM Mali-G76 MP10 @ 0.72 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 980
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.10 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Intel Xeon Gold 6238L |
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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