HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176

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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or Intel Xeon Platinum 8176? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.40 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G was released on Q2/2020.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 has 28 cores with 8 threads and 2.40 GHz of frequency. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 was released on Q3/2017.

Differences
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HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
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  • Higher clock speed
    2.10 GHz left arrow 1.84 GHz
    Around 12% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    28 left arrow 8
    4 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
    Around 37 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum 8176
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 980 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum 8100
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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 left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 28
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 56
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    1x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • B core
    3x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • C core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G77 MP8 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.80 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    1 left arrow
  • Generation
    Vallhall 1 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 48
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G or Intel Xeon Platinum 8176? 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 165 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176 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, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 39.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Part Number
    Hi6290 left arrow --
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and Intel Xeon Platinum 8176.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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