Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 955
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 HiSilicon Kirin 955

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 and the HiSilicon Kirin 955 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 8 core processor released in Q3/2014 with the HiSilicon Kirin 955 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
5 Generation 4
Haswell E Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 Predecessor --
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 clocks with 2.50 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.80 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 E5-2640 v3 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
-- 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-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 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-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 & PCIe

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR4, LPDDR3
768 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
20.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
40 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 has a TDP of 90 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
90 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 has 20.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 955 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
22 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 2011-3 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (37%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16%)

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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
898 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
330 (37%)

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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
6013 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
989 (16%)

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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
1033 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
5422 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
271 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
2401 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
11321 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
348 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 2.60 GHz
3057 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
172 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 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 E5-2640 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
1275 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 HiSilicon Kirin 955
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