HiSilicon Kirin 935
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HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5

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Q1/2016
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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 935 or Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 935 has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.20 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 935 was released on Q1/2015.

The Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and 2.20 GHz of frequency. The Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 was released on Q1/2016.

Differences
Reasons to consider
HiSilicon Kirin 935
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  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
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Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
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  • Higher clock speed
    2.90 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
    Around 48% better clock speed
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
    Around 42 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 935 HiSilicon Kirin 935
Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 935 left arrow Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 930 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v5
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 935 vs Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 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
    1.50 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.20 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow --
  • B core
    4x Cortex-A53 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 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 left arrow Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
  • GPU frequency
    0.68 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.68 GHz left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow 72
  • Shader
    64 left arrow 576
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    Midgard 2 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 12.0
  • Technology
    32nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow Q1/2015
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 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 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 16
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 935 or Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5? 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)
    left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 35 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 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
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow BGA 1440
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q1/2016
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 935 and Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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