HiSilicon Kirin 920 vs Intel Xeon W-3223

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 920 Intel Xeon W-3223
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon W
• Generation
  2 7
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 920 Intel Xeon W-2200/3200
• Successor
  -- Intel Xeon W-3323

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 920 vs Intel Xeon W-3223 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
  1.30 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  1.70 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 16
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  1.70 GHz 4.00 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  4x Cortex-A15 --
• B core
  4x Cortex-A7 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-T628 MP4 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.60 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.60 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  64
• Max. displays
  1
• Generation
  Midgard 2
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  32nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223 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
  LPDDR3-1600 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  1024 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  64

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 920 or Intel Xeon W-3223? 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)
  160 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv7-A32 (32 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  -- 16.50 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A15 / Cortex-A7 Cascade Lake W
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q2/2019

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 920 and Intel Xeon W-3223.

• Used in
  Unknown Apple Mac Pro (2019)