Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 vs HiSilicon Kirin 925

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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 925
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 HiSilicon Kirin 925

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 and the HiSilicon Kirin 925 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 4 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the HiSilicon Kirin 925 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2014.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
6 Generation 2
Kaby Lake S Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz (4.10 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

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 v6 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T628 MP4
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 2
Technology 32nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
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-T628 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
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 No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6, while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 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 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 has a TDP of 72 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 925 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
72 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 925 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 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
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2014
195 $ 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 E3-1240 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1167 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4582 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1463 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
5023 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
8714 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
182 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 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 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
882 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 HiSilicon Kirin 925
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