Intel Xeon D-1553N vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

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Intel Xeon D-1553N CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 620
Intel Xeon D-1553N HiSilicon Kirin 620

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon D-1553N or HiSilicon Kirin 620 - 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-1553N 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-1553N was released in Q3/2017.

The HiSilicon Kirin 620 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Xeon D (79) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon D-1500 (22) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 620 (1)
1 Generation 3
Broadwell Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon D-1553N has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-1553N is 2.30 GHz (2.70 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 620 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 620 is at 1.20 GHz.

Intel Xeon D-1553N Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Intel Xeon D-1553N Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon D-1553N or HiSilicon Kirin 620 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon D-1553N can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Xeon D-1553N Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
32 PCIe lanes --
31.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon D-1553N is 65 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 620 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon D-1553N Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon D-1553N is manufactured in 14 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon D-1553N Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
14 nm Technology 28 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
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2015
915 $ 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.
Intel Xeon D-1553N Intel Xeon D-1553N
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
102 (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.
Intel Xeon D-1553N Intel Xeon D-1553N
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
505 (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.
Intel Xeon D-1553N Intel Xeon D-1553N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
32 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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