HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Intel Xeon W-1370

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 960 Intel Xeon W-1370
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon W
• Generation
  5 11
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 960 Intel Xeon W-1300

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Intel Xeon W-1370 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
  1.80 GHz 2.90 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz 5.10 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 16
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.40 GHz 4.00 GHz
• 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 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G71 MP8 Intel UHD Graphics P750
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.30 GHz
• Execution units
  8 32
• Shader
  256 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  Bifrost 1 12
• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016 Q2/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370 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
  LPDDR4-1600 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  6 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 960 or Intel Xeon W-1370? 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 80 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370 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, AVX-512
• L2-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Rocket Lake S
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1200
• Release date
  Q4/2016 Q2/2021

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-1370.

• Used in
  Huawei Honor 8 ProHuawei Honor 9Huawei Mate 9Huawei Mate 9 ProHuawei Mate 9 PorscheHuawei MediaPad M5Huawei Nova 2sHuawei P10 Unknown