HiSilicon Kirin 710
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HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238T

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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 710 or Intel Xeon Gold 6238T? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 710 has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.20 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 710 was released on Q3/2018.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238T has 22 cores with 8 threads and 2.20 GHz of frequency. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238T was released on Q2/2019.

Differences
Reasons to consider
HiSilicon Kirin 710
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  • Performance per watt
    5 W left arrow 125 W
    About 25 0.97 times less performance per watt
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
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  • Higher clock speed
    1.90 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
    Around 11% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    22 left arrow 8
    3 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
    Around 41 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 710
Intel Xeon Gold 6238T Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 710 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 6238T
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 710 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 710 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238T 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 left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 22
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 44
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    4x Cortex-A73 left arrow --
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T 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 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow
  • Generation
    Bifrost 1 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T 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 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    6 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 48
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 710 or Intel Xeon Gold 6238T? 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 left arrow 125 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    1.00 MB left arrow 30.25 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q2/2019
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 710 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238T.

  • Used in
    Huawei Honor 8XHuawei P30 lite left arrow Unknown
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