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VIA Zhaoxin x86 4 and 8-core SoC processors launch
As we talked about a while ago, VIA launches their Zhaoxin processors, well SoC's really. Zhaoxin has launched the new processors in the KX-5000 series. With the to be released KX-7000, it wants to compete with AMD again.
KaiXian
KX is short for KaiXian, the 5000 series is to be used in laptops and desktops. The KaiXian chips are fabbed on a 28nm process from Chinese HLMC, using a WuDaoKou microarchitecture. The procs are quad-cores up to 2.0 GHz with 8 cores versions as well at the same maximum speed.
The KaiXian 5000 series is mostly aimed forPCs, workstations, and laptops. Those SKUs are positioned against Intel’s Core i3 and Core i5 processors.
| New SKUs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Cores/Threads | Frequency | L2 Cache |
| KX-5640 | 4/4 | 2.0 GHz | 4 MiB |
| KX-5540 | 4/4 | 1.8 GHz | 4 MiB |
| KX-U5680 | 8/8 | 2.0 GHz | 8 MiB |
| KX-U5580 | 8/8 | 1.8 GHz | 8 MiB |
| KX-U5580M | 8/8 | ≤ 1.8 GHz | 8 MiB |
The fastest 8-core proc thus has eight cores and eight threads at 2.0 GHz based on a 187 mm2 64-bit chip that has 2.1 billion transistors. 64 kb L1 cache is present per core and a total of 8 MB L2 cache. Instructions include Intel VT-x, Trusted Execution Technology, SSE4.2, AVX, and AVX2. The chips have PCIe 3.0, a total of 16 lanes and then four lanes likely for an additional interconnect to a chipset or heck, even something M2. The integrated memory controller supports dual channel ddr4-2133 up-to 64 GB. The integrated GPU provides a maximum of 4096 x 2304 pixels at 60 Hz via display port or HDMI. This is a DirectX 11.1 part, not DX12.
KaisHeng 20000
Zhaoxin also announced the KaisHeng 20000 series which is geared towards embedded networking, storage, and servers. This series should not be confused with a similarly named “ZX-2000” series which are actually quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 CPUs.
| New SKUs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Cores/Threads | Frequency | L2 Cache |
| KH-26800 | 8/8 | 2.0 GHz | 8 MiB |
| KH-25800 | 8/8 | 1.8 GHz | 8 MiB |
As with the KX-5000 parts, all models have virtualization support compatible with Intel’s VT-x, Trusted Execution Technology (TXT), SSE 4.2, and AVX support. The KaisHeng 20000 parts support up to 128 GiB of memory and have added support for ECC and RDIMMs. Additionally, those SKUs do not have a GPU enabled. Zhaoxin reported the following SPEC CPU 2006 scores:
| SPEC CPU 2006 Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | KX-5640 (4C @ 2GHz) | KX-U5680 (8C @ 2GHz) | Atom C2750 (8C @ 2.4GHz/2.6GHz) |
| SPECint | 19.1 | 19.9 | 17.5 |
| SPECint_rate | 64.3 | 115 | 101 |
| SPECfp | 22.9 | 25.7 | 23.0 |
| SPECfp_rate | 53 | 81.3 | 76.8 |
Source: fuse.wikichip.org
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#5513047 Posted on: 01/22/2018 06:54 PM
At 2.0ghz, they're not going to be competitive against anything AMD or Intel currently have. Maybe they want to compete with the Celeron J1800 and Athlon 5350?
VIA has done well with low-power processors. They've never produced a mid-range or high-end processor that was able to compete directly with their AMD or Intel counterparts though.
Wanting to compete against AMD and Intel?... VIA is feeling very brave...
At 2.0ghz, they're not going to be competitive against anything AMD or Intel currently have. Maybe they want to compete with the Celeron J1800 and Athlon 5350?
it wouldn't be the first time that via had a very efficient low power part. Their older parts did quite well against brazos and atom in the early 2010's
VIA has done well with low-power processors. They've never produced a mid-range or high-end processor that was able to compete directly with their AMD or Intel counterparts though.
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#5513051 Posted on: 01/22/2018 07:03 PM
I actually think the Amiga OS can use a newer processor and thought these processor might fit the bill.
Joking aside, been thinking of building an Amiga OS 4.1 based machine just for fun but no way to get the part. Not easy here at the stateside anyway.
Hey Hilbert, ever think about building a machine based on Amiga OS 4.1 and OC it? Could be a great article.
Thanks.
Hey do not mess with the Amiga, that's holy grounds and territory!
I actually think the Amiga OS can use a newer processor and thought these processor might fit the bill.
Joking aside, been thinking of building an Amiga OS 4.1 based machine just for fun but no way to get the part. Not easy here at the stateside anyway.
Hey Hilbert, ever think about building a machine based on Amiga OS 4.1 and OC it? Could be a great article.
Thanks.
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#5513063 Posted on: 01/22/2018 07:38 PM
Off topic but Amiga OS (4 onwards) require a PowerPC based setup. They tried to sell there own desktops based on Power PC but they were hideously expensive for the spec and limited usability.
Off topic but Amiga OS (4 onwards) require a PowerPC based setup. They tried to sell there own desktops based on Power PC but they were hideously expensive for the spec and limited usability.
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Hey do not mess with the Amiga, that's holy grounds and territory!