Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 vs HiSilicon Kirin 650

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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 650
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 HiSilicon Kirin 650

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 or HiSilicon Kirin 650 - 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 E3-1240 v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 was released in Q4/2015.

The HiSilicon Kirin 650 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 was released in Q2/2016.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4)
5 Generation 4
Skylake S Architecture Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 650 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 650 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz) A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
-- B-Core 1.70 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 E3-1240 v5 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 or HiSilicon Kirin 650 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-T830 MP2
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

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-T830 MP2
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 & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-933
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is 80 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 650 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 650 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 650
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 --
LGA 1151 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2016
190 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (15%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 (17%)

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 E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1112 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
163 (15%)

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 E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4428 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
763 (17%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1364 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
4586 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz
61 (100%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
8308 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
168 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
821 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 650 HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 HiSilicon Kirin 650
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