Intel Xeon W-3323 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960S

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Intel Xeon W-3323 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 960S
Intel Xeon W-3323 HiSilicon Kirin 960S

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-3323 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-3323 has 12 cores with 24 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 W-3323 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-3300 (5) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 960 (2)
8 Generation 5
Ice Lake W Architecture Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Xeon W-3223 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-3323 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-3323 is 3.50 GHz (3.90 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-3323 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
12 Cores 8
24 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz (3.90 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-3323 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon W-3323 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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-G71 MP8
GPU frequency 0.90 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation Bifrost 1
Technology 16 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 8
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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-G71 MP8
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 Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon W-3323 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 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-3323 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4-1600
4096 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
15.00 MB L2 Cache --
21.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-3323 is 220 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-3323 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 960S
220 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-3323 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is manufactured in 16 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-3323 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 --
LGA 4189 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2021 Release date Q4/2016
949 $ 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-3323 Intel Xeon W-3323
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
ARM Mali-G71 MP8 @ 0.90 GHz
245 (100%)

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-3323 Intel Xeon W-3323
12C 24T @ 3.90 GHz
25879 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 960S HiSilicon Kirin 960S
8C 8T @ 2.11 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-3323 HiSilicon Kirin 960S
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