HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317

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Which one of the central processing units is better: HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Intel Xeon Gold 5317? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G has 8 cores and 8 threads with maximum working frequency of 2.36 GHz. The HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G was released on Q3/2019.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 has 12 cores with 8 threads and 2.36 GHz of frequency. The Intel Xeon Gold 5317 was released on Q2/2021.

Differences
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HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
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  • Performance per watt
    6 W left arrow 150 W
    About 25 0.97 times less performance per watt
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Intel Xeon Gold 5317
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.95 GHz
    Around 35% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    12 left arrow 8
    2 times more cores
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.36 GHz
    Around 34 % better overclocked clock speed
Performance tests
Real tests HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G
Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Intel Xeon Gold 5317
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5317
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    HiSilicon Kirin left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    HiSilicon Kirin 990 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317 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
    1.95 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.36 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • A core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • B core
    2x Cortex-A76 left arrow --
  • C core
    4x Cortex-A55 left arrow --
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

  • GPU name
    ARM Mali-G76 MP14 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.60 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.60 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    14 left arrow
  • Shader
    224 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    4 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow
  • Generation
    Bifrost 3 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317. 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
    No 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 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317 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-4266 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 6144 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 64
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G or Intel Xeon Gold 5317? 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 left arrow 150 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317 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
    2.00 MB left arrow 18.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A76 / Cortex-A55 left arrow Ice Lake
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow LGA 4189
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q2/2021
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 990E 5G and Intel Xeon Gold 5317.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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