HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Xeon E-2234

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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E-2234
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Intel Xeon E-2234

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and the Intel Xeon E-2234 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G 8 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Xeon E-2234 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
HiSilicon Kirin (29) Family Intel Xeon E (44)
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon E-2200 (19)
7 Generation 2
Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Architecture Coffee Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.58 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E-2234 clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2234
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.58 GHz
1x Cortex-A76
A-Core 3.60 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2.40 GHz
3x Cortex-A76
B-Core --
1.84 GHz
4x Cortex-A55
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2234
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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-G77 MP8 GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
1 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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-G77 MP8 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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G, while the Intel Xeon E-2234 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2234
LPDDR4X-2133 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E-2234 is 71 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2234
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 71 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E-2234 is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Characteristic Intel Xeon E-2234
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
-- Socket LGA 1151-2
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 190 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (51%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (49%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 (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 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
684 (51%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.80 GHz
1354 (100%)

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 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
2517 (49%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
5128 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.80 GHz
1643 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
5402 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.80 GHz
471 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1654 (100%)

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 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8 @ 0.80 GHz
819 (100%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
406830 (100%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
9917 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.80 GHz
219 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E-2234 Intel Xeon E-2234
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
679 (100%)

Devices using this processor

HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G Intel Xeon E-2234
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