Intel Xeon D-1541 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960
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| Intel Xeon D-1541 | HiSilicon Kirin 960 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon D-1541 or HiSilicon Kirin 960 - 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 D-1541 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-1541 was released in Q4/2015. The HiSilicon Kirin 960 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 960 was released in Q4/2016. |
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| Intel Xeon D (79) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Xeon D-1500 (22) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2) |
| 1 | Generation | 5 |
| Broadwell | Architecture | Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon D-1541 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-1541 is 2.10 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 960 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 960 is at 2.40 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon D-1541 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960 |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.10 GHz (2.70 GHz) | A-Core | 2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Xeon D-1541 or HiSilicon Kirin 960 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | ARM Mali-G71 MP8 |
| GPU frequency | 0.90 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | Bifrost 1 |
| Technology | 16 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 8 |
| -- | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | 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-G71 MP8 |
| 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 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon D-1541 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 960 supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon D-1541 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960 |
| DDR4-2400 | Memory | LPDDR4-1600 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 6 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 12.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 32 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 31.5 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-1541 is 45 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 960 has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon D-1541 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960 |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon D-1541 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 960 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon D-1541 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 960 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | -- |
| BGA 1667 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q4/2015 | Release date | Q4/2016 |
| 594 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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 D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 D-1541
@ 0.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon D-1541
8C 16T @ 2.10 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 960
8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon D-1541 | HiSilicon Kirin 960 |
| Unknown | Huawei Honor 8 Pro Huawei Honor 9 Huawei Mate 9 Huawei Mate 9 Pro Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Huawei MediaPad M5 Huawei Nova 2s Huawei P10 |
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