HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Intel Xeon W-1390

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 970 Intel Xeon W-1390
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon W
• Generation
  6 11
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 970 Intel Xeon W-1300

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 970 vs Intel Xeon W-1390 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 2.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz 5.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 16
• Turbo (8 Cores)
  2.40 GHz 3.80 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 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G72 MP12 Intel UHD Graphics P750
• GPU frequency
  0.75 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.30 GHz
• Execution units
  12 32
• Shader
  192 256
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  Bifrost 2 12
• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Technology
  16 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q2/2021

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390. 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 / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390 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 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  4 2
• PCIe version
  4.0
• PCIe lanes
  20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 970 or Intel Xeon W-1390? 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)
  9 W 80 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390 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
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Cortex-A73 / Cortex-A53 Rocket Lake S
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1200
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q2/2021

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 970 and Intel Xeon W-1390.

• Used in
  Huawei Honor 10Huawei Note 10Huawei PlayHuawei Honor View 10Huawei Mate 10 ProHuawei P20Huawei Nova 3Huawei Nova 4 Unknown