HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon E3
• Generation
  6 4
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 810/820 Intel Xeon E3 v3

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 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
  1.84 GHz 3.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.22 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  3x Cortex-A76 --
• B core
  3x Cortex-A55 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G57 MP6 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.85 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6
• Shader
  96
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Vallhall 1
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3. 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)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  Decode No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 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
  LPDDR4X-2133 DDR3-1600
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  4 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G or Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3? 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)
  6 W 80 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 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
  2.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Haswell S
• Technology
  7 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1150
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2013

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 820E 5G and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3.

• Used in
  Huawei Nova 7 SEHuawei Nova 8 Unknown