Zhaoxin's ZX-F/KX-7000/KH-40000 and beyond

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Zhaoxin, the leader in building AI computing power, presents its latest processors and solutions at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference

New generation Kaisheng KH-50000 server processor


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This whole thread is just an attempt at cheap advertising, and it fails IMO. not to mention either stretching the truth, or plain lying.
 
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This whole thread is just an attempt at cheap advertising, and it fails IMO. not to mention either stretching the truth, or plain lying.
Indeed, and funny story the thread somehow was used to show the lesser x86 maker and considering Intel's situation... if they can't take any chance, x86 even with AMD will be on problems.
 

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Personally, I appreciate the Zhaoxin updates in this thread, and I don't see it as advertising.
Thank you.

To others: Cyrix, Transmeta Centaur, VIA, Zhaoxin were and are x86 alternatives. So please respect the different opinion of this thread.

Kaixian KX-7000 = CentaurHauls Family 7 Model 11 Stepping 1
source: https://browser.geekbench.com/search?q=KX-7000

Kaisheng KH-40000 = CentaurHauls Family 7 Model 11 Stepping 11
source: https://browser.geekbench.com/search?q=kh-40000

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Zhaoxin, the leader in building AI computing power, presents its latest processors and solutions at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference

New generation Kaisheng KH-50000 server processor


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DAPUNISHER - On the previous page (ing19 Saturday at 4:00 PM), if it's part of the attachment, is that okay? Or is it double standards? Just so I know for the future...
 

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DAPUNISHER - On the previous page (ing19 Saturday at 4:00 PM), if it's part of the attachment, is that okay? Or is it double standards? Just so I know for the future...
Missed that post, so safe to say, not double standards. ;) Please stop doing it, now that you are aware it violates the rules here.

Your post is also a moderation callout, we don't do that here. Now that you know, please refrain from those as well.
 
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Personally, I appreciate the Zhaoxin updates in this thread, and I don't see it as advertising.
It's a mixture of both. It's nice to see what they're up to, even if sometimes the information is cast in a biased light. But that's really nothing new.
 

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But now, I make me see with Intel falling in disgrace, AMD being the one to carry the x86 legacy, make me think... Zhaoxin will stand a chance at least in the low tier?

We are in very turbulent times. Trade wars, tariffs, ... everything can change very quickly...

These are very big changes:

CPU Zhaoxin Kaisheng KH-50000 Sieries vs Kaisheng KH-40000 Series:
  • 96 Cores vs 32 Cores
  • 3.0 GHz vs 2.5 GHz Peak Clocks
  • 384 MB Cache vs 64 MB Cache
  • 12-Channel DDR5 vs 8-Channel DDR4
  • 128 PCIe 5.0 Lanes vs 128 PCIe 4.0 Lanes
  • ZPI 5.0 Interconnect vs ZPI 3.0 Interconnect
  • Quad-Socket Systems vs Dual-Socket Systems
  • 384 cores (4S) vs 64 cores (2S)
  • 1536MB L3 cache (4S) vs 128MB L3 cache (2S)
 

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But being realisting Zhaoxin might target Laptops and Desktops. In Laptops, what chips could be competitive from them? I know that they have an octa core. And then there is the GPU issue...
 

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Glenfly is a subsidiary of Zhaoxin, which continues to develop VIA’s lineage of x86 processors. Glenfly thus quite possibly uses a GPU architecture similar to or derived from the integrated graphics used by Zhaoxin processors.

Glenfly Arise GS2030 4GB DDR4 128 bit.
source:
https://www.sohu.com/a/908657198_120148537

The GPU itself is manufactured using an older 28nm process, which is likely to be both due to the pressure to keep the price down and to save development costs, as this technology has significantly lower fixed costs. Even for a 28nm process the GPU has a clock speed, only 1300 MHz. This in turn may indicate that the team does not have much experience in developing high-frequency chips (and thus high-performance), or that this was not emphasized during development. The TDP is 40 W, the card is powered from the PCIe slot only and has a pretty simple single-slot cooler
(7W stand by).

The card is equipped with DDR4 memory. It runs at 1600 MHz (which probably means DDR4-3200), either on a 128-bit bus when the capacity is 51,2 GB.
The Glenfly Arise GS2030 card connects to the system via PCI Express 3.0 ×8 interface (it probably doesn’t need more for its performance level, so the lack of a full ×16 interface doesn’t matter) and supports DisplayPort, HDMI and analog D-Sub outputs. The reference cards seen in the company’s photos are fitted with analog output and HDMI.

The GPU supports 3D graphics acceleration in OpenGL4.5 and DirectX 12, as well as OpenCL 3.0 for general purpose compute tasks. What will likely be more important for target markets than 3D performance is going to be video acceleration technologies, where the card can decode HEVC, H.264, MPEG2, MPEG4 (probably meaning Advanced Simple Profile, i.e. XviD/DivX), VC-1 alias WMV9 and MJPEG. The GPU lacks support for VP9 and AV1 formats. It however does come with a hardware encoder block that can compress to both H.264 and HEVC.

The performance of the Arise GT 20x0 model should be 4x higher. Of course, it's not for a gaming PC, but it's fine for the office or for an HTPC.
 
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