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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | HiSilicon Kirin 920 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6438M or HiSilicon Kirin 920 - 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 6438M has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438M was released in Q1/2023. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 was released in Q3/2014. |
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Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | HiSilicon Kirin (29) |
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) | CPU group | HiSilicon Kirin 920 (3) |
4 | Generation | 2 |
Sapphire Rapids | Architecture | Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6438M has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 920 is at 1.70 GHz. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 920 |
32 | Cores | 8 |
64 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) | A-Core | 1.70 GHz 4x Cortex-A15 |
-- | B-Core | 1.30 GHz 4x Cortex-A7 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Gold 6438M or HiSilicon Kirin 920 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-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 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-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 & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6438M can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 920 |
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600 |
4096 GB | Max. Memory | |
8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
307.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
Yes | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
60.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
5.0 | PCIe version | -- |
80 | PCIe lanes | -- |
315.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is 205 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 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 Gold 6438M | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 920 |
205 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is manufactured in 10 nm and has 60.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | HiSilicon Kirin 920 |
10 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv7-A (32 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | -- |
LGA 4677 | Socket | -- |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
Q1/2023 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
3273 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
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HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | HiSilicon Kirin 920 |
Unknown | Unknown |