Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 | HiSilicon Kirin 955 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon CPU Max 9460 or HiSilicon Kirin 955 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 has 40 cores with 80 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 was released in Q1/2023. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 was released in Q2/2016. |
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2) |
| 3 | Generation | 4 |
| Sapphire Rapids | Architecture | Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 is a 40 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.50 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 955 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| 40 | Cores | 8 |
| 80 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.20 GHz (3.50 GHz) | A-Core | 2.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A72 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.90 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | Midgard 4 |
| Technology | 16 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| -- | Shader | 64 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11 |
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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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP4 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 | Memory | LPDDR4, LPDDR3 |
| 4096 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 307.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 97.50 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 80 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 315.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 has a TDP of 350 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is --. |
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| 350 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 has a 97.50 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 cache has a total of 0.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 4677 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2023 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 8750 $ | Release price | -- |
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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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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460
40C 80T @ 3.50 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460
@ 0.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 | HiSilicon Kirin 955 |
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