Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 vs HiSilicon Kirin 920

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 920
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 HiSilicon Kirin 920

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 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 Platinum 9222 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 was released in Q3/2019.

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.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) 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 Platinum 9222 is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 920 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
32 Cores 8
64 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 1.70 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 Platinum 9222 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
-- 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-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 Platinum 9222 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 920 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1600
Max. Memory
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
281.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
71.50 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 has a TDP of 250 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 920 is --.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
250 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 has a 71.50 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 920 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 920
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
Q3/2019 Release date Q3/2014
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon Platinum 9222 Intel Xeon Platinum 9222
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 920 HiSilicon Kirin 920
ARM Mali-T628 MP4 @ 0.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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