Intel Xeon W-11865MRE vs HiSilicon Kirin 960S

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Intel Xeon W-11865MRE CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 960S
Intel Xeon W-11865MRE HiSilicon Kirin 960S

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-11865MRE or HiSilicon Kirin 960S - 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 W-11865MRE has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-11865MRE was released in Q3/2021.

The HiSilicon Kirin 960S has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.11 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S was released in Q4/2016.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Xeon W-11000M (8) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2)
11 Generation 5
Tiger Lake H Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-11865MRE has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-11865MRE is 2.60 GHz (4.70 GHz) while the HiSilicon Kirin 960S has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 960S is at 2.11 GHz.

Intel Xeon W-11865MRE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (4.70 GHz) A-Core 2.11 GHz
4x Cortex-A73
-- B-Core 1.84 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 W-11865MRE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon W-11865MRE or HiSilicon Kirin 960S 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation Bifrost 1
10 nm Technology 16 nm
3 Max. displays 2
32 Compute units 8
256 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-11865MRE can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S supports up to 6 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-11865MRE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-11865MRE is 45 W, while the HiSilicon Kirin 960S has a TDP of 5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-11865MRE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-11865MRE is manufactured in 10 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-11865MRE Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
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 ISA extensions --
BGA 1787 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q3/2021 Release date Q4/2016
480 $ 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 W-11865MRE Intel Xeon W-11865MRE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.35 GHz
691 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (35%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon W-11865MRE Intel Xeon W-11865MRE
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
23717 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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