Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 vs HiSilicon Kirin 659
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| Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 | HiSilicon Kirin 659 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon E7-8850 v2 or HiSilicon Kirin 659 - 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 E7-8850 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 was released in Q1/2014. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.36 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 was released in Q2/2016. |
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| Intel Xeon E7 (20) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 650 (4) |
| 4 | Generation | 4 |
| Ivy Bridge EX | Architecture | Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 is 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 659 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 659 is at 2.36 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
| 12 | Cores | 8 |
| 24 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz) | A-Core | 2.36 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 or HiSilicon Kirin 659 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-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 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-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 & PCIeThe Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 can use up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
| DDR3-1600 | Memory | LPDDR3-933 |
| 1536 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 24.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 is 105 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 659 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
| 105 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 659 is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
| 22 nm | Technology | 16 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 2011 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2014 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 2250 $ | 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.
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Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 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 E7-8850 v2
12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
8C 8T @ 2.36 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 E7-8850 v2
@ 0.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 659
ARM Mali-T830 MP2 @ 0.90 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon E7-8850 v2 | HiSilicon Kirin 659 |
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