A new benchmark result has emerged for Huawei’s upcoming server CPU, showing performance levels that rival AMD’s Zen 3 cores.
The processor was spotted on the Geekbench platform, although its exact name is under wraps for now. Nevertheless, its performance hints that Huawei is keeping pace with leading CPU manufacturers like AMD and Intel.
The processor in question ran on the Geekbench platform using a single core which is believed to be the Taishan V120, developed by Huawei’s HiSilicon subsidiary. If you remember, the V120 core first appeared in Huawei’s Kirin 9000s smartphone chip used in the Mate 60 series.
The latest Geekbench 6 result also suggests that the Taishan V120 core is likely produced on the second-generation 7nm node, similar to the Kirin 9000s chips.
In terms of raw performance, the Taishan V120 achieved a respectable score of 1,527 in the single-core benchmark, slightly trailing behind AMD’s Epyc 7413 and Intel’s Xeon E-2136. However, more recent chips from both AMD (Epyc 9554) and Intel (Xeon w9-3495X) significantly outperform it.
While the benchmark result doesn’t offer explicit details about the CPU, the mention of “Huawei Cloud OpenStack Nova” implies it may be a Kunpeng server CPU, possibly the Kunpeng 916, 920, or 930.
Tom’s Hardware leans towards it being the Kunpeng 930 due to its higher single-core performance.
The Kunpeng 930 was rumored to launch back in 2021. However, the plan may have been affected by Huawei’s ban from manufacturing at TSMC. But it now looks like the company hasn’t ruled out its development despite all the difficulties.
While the Taishan V120 core appears surprisingly capable, there are doubts about how Huawei will be able to produce server chips in volume without access to modern manufacturing equipment and processes.
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Via: gizmochina.com
