HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  HiSilicon Kirin 980 Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  HiSilicon Kirin Intel Xeon Silver
• Generation
  7 2
• CPU group
  HiSilicon Kirin 980 Intel Xeon Silver 4200
• Predecessor
  -- Intel Xeon Silver 4110

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 980 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 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 2.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 10
• Turbo (1 Core)
  1.90 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 20
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) normal
• A core
  2x Cortex-A76 --
• B core
  2x Cortex-A76 --
• C core
  4x Cortex-A55 --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  ARM Mali-G76 MP10 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.72 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  10
• Shader
  160
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  Bifrost 3
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R. 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 / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 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 DDR4-2400
• Max. Memory
  8 GB 1024 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  4 6
• PCIe version
  3.0
• PCIe lanes
  48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 980 or Intel Xeon Silver 4210R? 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)
  6 W 100 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 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
  2.00 MB 13.75 MB
• Architecture
  Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 Cascade Lake
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q4/2018 Q1/2020

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 980 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R.

• Used in
  Huawei P30Huawei P30 ProHuawei Honor 20Huawei Honor 20 ProHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Nova 5T Unknown