HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | Intel Xeon Gold 5220 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 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 Gold 5220 which has 18 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 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 Gold 5220 clocks with 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220 |
8 | Cores | 18 |
8 | Threads | 36 |
hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.58 GHz 1x Cortex-A76 |
A-Core | 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) |
2.40 GHz 3x Cortex-A76 |
B-Core | -- |
1.84 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-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 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-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 & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220 |
LPDDR4X-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
Max. Memory | 1024 GB | |
4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
-- | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 24.75 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220 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 985 5G | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220 |
-- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 is at 24.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220 |
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 |
Q2/2020 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 1557 $ |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
ARM Mali-G77 MP8 @ 0.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220
@ 0.00 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.20 GHz |
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G | Intel Xeon Gold 5220 |
Unknown | Unknown |