A new performance benchmark has surfaced for Huawei's upcoming server CPU, showcasing competitive levels akin to AMD's Zen 3 cores. The processor recently appeared on the Geekbench platform, although specifics regarding its name remain undisclosed. Nonetheless, its performance indicators suggest Huawei is staying in step with industry leaders like AMD and Intel.
Performance Insights
The processor, speculated to be the Taishan V120 from Huawei's HiSilicon subsidiary, underwent testing on Geekbench with a single core. This core, initially seen in Huawei's Kirin 9000s smartphone chip featured in the Mate 60 series, is presumed to be the driving force behind the performance.
Technical Details
The latest Geekbench 6 results hint that the Taishan V120 core is potentially built on the second-generation 7nm node, similar to the Kirin 9000s chips. Achieving a commendable score of 1,527 in the single-core benchmark, it slightly trails behind AMD's Epyc 7413 and Intel's Xeon E-2136. However, newer chips from both AMD (Epyc 9554) and Intel (Xeon w9-3495X) outshine its performance significantly.
Speculations and Future Prospects
While the benchmark outcomes remain vague about the CPU's specifics, references to "Huawei Cloud OpenStack Nova" suggest it might be a Kunpeng server CPU, potentially the Kunpeng 916, 920, or 930. Speculations favor the Kunpeng 930, especially due to its superior single-core performance as per observations from Tom's Hardware.
Despite rumors of the Kunpeng 930's release in 2021, complications arising from Huawei's manufacturing ban at TSMC may have delayed the plan. Nonetheless, recent indications suggest that Huawei has not abandoned its development efforts despite the challenges encountered.
In light of the Taishan V120 core's promising capabilities, questions linger about Huawei's ability to mass-produce server chips without access to contemporary manufacturing tools and processes.
