Intel Xeon Gold 6252N vs HiSilicon Kirin 970
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6252N | HiSilicon Kirin 970 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6252N or HiSilicon Kirin 970 - 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 6252N has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6252N was released in Q2/2019. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 was released in Q3/2017. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 970 (1) |
| 2 | Generation | 6 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6252N has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6252N is 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 970 is at 2.40 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6252N | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| 24 | Cores | 8 |
| 48 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz) | A-Core | 2.40 GHz 4x Cortex-A73 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.84 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6252N or HiSilicon Kirin 970 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-G72 MP12 |
| GPU frequency | 0.75 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | Bifrost 2 |
| Technology | 16 nm | |
| Max. displays | 1 | |
| -- | Compute units | 12 |
| -- | Shader | 192 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12 |
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-G72 MP12 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6252N can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6252N | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | LPDDR4X-2133 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 35.75 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6252N is 150 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 970 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6252N | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 9 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6252N is manufactured in 14 nm and has 35.75 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6252N | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 10 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 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 | Q3/2017 |
| 3984 $ | 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 Gold 6252N
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Gold 6252N
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.40 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 Gold 6252N
@ 0.00 GHz |
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HiSilicon Kirin 970
ARM Mali-G72 MP12 @ 0.75 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6252N | HiSilicon Kirin 970 |
| Unknown | Huawei Honor 10 Huawei Note 10 Huawei Play Huawei Honor View 10 Huawei Mate 10 Pro Huawei P20 Huawei Nova 3 Huawei Nova 4 |
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