HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 710 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon E5
• Generation
  5 6
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 710 Intel Xeon E5 v4
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.70 GHz 2.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 14
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.20 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 28
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  4x Cortex-A73 --
• B core
  4x Cortex-A53 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G51 MP4 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.00 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  8
• Shader
  128
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Bifrost 1
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  12 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR3LPDDR4 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  6 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 4
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  40

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 710 or Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  5 W 135 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 35.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Broadwell E
• Technology
  12 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 2011-3
• Release date
  Q3/2018 Q1/2016

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4.

• Used in
  Huawei Honor 8XHuawei P30 lite Unknown