Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs HiSilicon Kirin 925

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 5218T CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 925
Intel Xeon Gold 5218T HiSilicon Kirin 925

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T or HiSilicon Kirin 925 - 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 Gold 5218T has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T was released in Q2/2019.

The HiSilicon Kirin 925 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 was released in Q3/2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is 2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 925 is at 1.80 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
16 Cores 8
32 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz (3.80 GHz) A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A15
-- B-Core 1.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A7

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T or HiSilicon Kirin 925 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-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

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
22.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is 105 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 925 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 925
105 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218T is manufactured in 14 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 925 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T 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, AVX-512 ISA extensions --
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2014
1349 $ Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the HiSilicon Kirin 925 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


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 Gold 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
@ 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 Gold 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
21452 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 925 HiSilicon Kirin 925
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T HiSilicon Kirin 925
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Xeon Gold 5218TAMD EPYC 7282 Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs AMD EPYC 7282
2. Intel Xeon Gold 5218RIntel Xeon Gold 5218T Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 212HiSilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 vs HiSilicon Kirin 925
4. AMD Ryzen 9 5950XIntel Xeon Gold 5218T AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
5. Intel Xeon Gold 5218TIntel Xeon Silver 4214 Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Xeon Silver 4214
6. AMD Ryzen 5 3600Intel Xeon Gold 5218T AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
7. Intel Pentium Silver J5005Intel Xeon Gold 5218T Intel Pentium Silver J5005 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
8. Intel Xeon Gold 5218TIntel Core i5-8365U Intel Xeon Gold 5218T vs Intel Core i5-8365U
9. Qualcomm Snapdragon 210HiSilicon Kirin 925 Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 vs HiSilicon Kirin 925
10. HiSilicon Kirin 925AMD FX-8310 HiSilicon Kirin 925 vs AMD FX-8310


back to index