HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Intel Xeon W-3175X

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-3175X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 960 Intel Xeon W-3175X
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon W
• Generation
  5 6
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 960 Intel Xeon W-2100/3100
• Successor
  -- Intel Xeon W-3275

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs Intel Xeon W-3175X 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 3.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 28
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz 3.80 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 56
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• 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-3175X 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 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  8
• Shader
  256
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Bifrost 1
• DirectX Version
  11
• Technology
  16 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-3175X. 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 No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-3175X 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 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  6 GB 512 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-3175X.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 960 or Intel Xeon W-3175X? 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 255 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 85 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-3175X 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
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB 38.50 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Skylake W
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q4/2016 Q4/2018

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 960 and Intel Xeon W-3175X.

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