Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H vs HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H HiSilicon Kirin 9000E

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H or HiSilicon Kirin 9000E - 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 Platinum 8490H has 60 cores with 120 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H was released in Q1/2023.

The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.13 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E was released in Q4/2020.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 9000 (2)
4 Generation 9
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Cortex-A77 / Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H is a 60 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.13 GHz.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
60 Cores 8
120 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz (3.50 GHz) A-Core 3.13 GHz
1x Cortex-A77
-- B-Core 2.54 GHz
3x Cortex-A77
-- C-Core 2.05 GHz
4x Cortex-A55

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 Platinum 8490H Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G78 MP22
GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Vallhall 2
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 22
-- Shader 352
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 12

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-G78 MP22
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 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode / Encode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 9000E can connect up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-2750, LPDDR4X-2133
4096 GB Max. Memory
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
112.50 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
80 PCIe lanes --
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a TDP of 350 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E is --.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H has a 112.50 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 9000E cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
10 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 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 Q4/2020
17000 $ 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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
1063 (100%)

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 Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
3767 (100%)

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 Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
ARM Mali-G78 MP22 @ 0.76 GHz
2137 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
60C 120T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 9000E HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
8C 8T @ 3.13 GHz
632768 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H HiSilicon Kirin 9000E
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