Intel Xeon w5-2465X vs HiSilicon Kirin 955

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Intel Xeon w5-2465X CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 955
Intel Xeon w5-2465X HiSilicon Kirin 955

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon w5-2465X and the HiSilicon Kirin 955 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon w5-2465X 16 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the HiSilicon Kirin 955 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon W-2400 (8) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 950 (2)
12 Generation 4
Sapphire Rapids-WS Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon W-2265 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon w5-2465X is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.70 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 955 clocks with 2.50 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon w5-2465X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
16 Cores 8
32 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz (4.70 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 w5-2465X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP4
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation Midgard 4
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 2
-- 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-T880 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
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 Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2048 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon w5-2465X, while the HiSilicon Kirin 955 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Xeon w5-2465X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR4, LPDDR3
2048 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
153.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
33.75 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon w5-2465X has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 955 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon w5-2465X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon w5-2465X has 33.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 955 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 16 nm.

Intel Xeon w5-2465X Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 955
10 nm Technology 16 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, AMX ISA extensions --
LGA 4677 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2016
1389 $ 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 w5-2465X Intel Xeon w5-2465X
16C 32T @ 4.70 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
330 (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 w5-2465X Intel Xeon w5-2465X
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
989 (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 w5-2465X Intel Xeon w5-2465X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 955
ARM Mali-T880 MP4 @ 0.90 GHz
122 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon w5-2465X HiSilicon Kirin 955
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