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Zhaoxin KX-5000 Series processor
ZX-D = KX-5000 Series

• SoC (System on a Chip)
• 28nm HLMC (Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation)
• x86, x86-64
• QuadCore or OctaCore
• 4MB or 8MB L2 cache
• New point to point bus
• SIMD up to AVX2
• AES, SHA, RNG, SM3, SM4 security engine
• DDR4 up to 2133MHz dual-channel memory controller
• Zhaoxin independent intellectual property GPU with strong performance and video engine
• PCIe 3.0
• VR Ready







source: www.chinabyte.com
source: www.zhaoxin.com

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China semiconductor players urged to take high ground in technology development
source: www.digitimes.com

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Viqi SSD Series

Check out VIA’s new Viqi SSD Series that provides a comprehensive range of enterprise-grade storage solutions that combine rock-solid reliability with cutting-edge performance.
Available in mSATA, M.2, and 2.5 inch form factors to meet diverse operating needs and feature longevity support for up to seven years for customers with long product life cycles. Leveraging VIA’s wealth of semiconductor design expertise, the devices can also be optimized for VIA Embedded boards and systems.




Standard Key SSD Design Features

• ECC decoding engine for reliable data integrity
• AES hardware engine to protect data without sacrificing performance
• Data path protection to ensure secure and reliable end to end data transfers
• 7 Years of longevity support
• Built-in TRIM support for background garbage collection to maintain optimal performance
• Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)

source: www.viatech.com

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A Summer of Discovery - Interning at VIA Technologies, Inc.

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 Series processor
ZX-D = KX-5000 Series

• SoC (System on a Chip)
• 28nm HLMC (Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation)
• x86, x86-64
• QuadCore or OctaCore
• 4MB or 8MB L2 cache
• New point to point bus
• SIMD up to AVX2
• AES, SHA, RNG, SM3, SM4 security engine
• DDR4 up to 2133MHz dual-channel memory controller
• Zhaoxin independent intellectual property GPU with strong performance and video engine
• PCIe 3.0
• VR Ready







source: www.chinabyte.com
source: www.zhaoxin.com

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source: www.eetrend.com

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 Series OctaCore processor for VR games



source: www.yesky.com

P.S. Cher Wang as co-founder and chairperson (Chairwoman & CEO) of HTC Corporation (which manufactured HTC VIVE and one out of every six smartphones sold in the USA) and integrated chipset maker VIA Technologies Inc. Her husband is Wen Chi Chen, the CEO of VIA Tchnologies Inc.

Zhaoxin (Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd., also goes by VIA Alliance Semiconductor Co., Ltd.) is Chinese fabless semiconductor company jointly owned by VIA Technologies and the Shanghai Municipal Government. Respectively Zhaoxin was established in April 2013 with a total registered capital of USD$250M. As a joint venture between Shanghai Alliance Investment Ltd. who is affiliated to Shanghai SASAC and VIA Technologies, Inc.

Zhaoxin has about 1200 employees and locates its headquarter at Zhangjiang of Shanghai with branches in Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Taiwan, California (VIA Alliance Technology, Inc.) and Texas of America (Centaur Technology Inc.).

Zhaoxin has access to Centaur Technology's design team along with VIA's patent portfolio and intellectual property, including access to all of VIA's Centaur Technology x86 microarchitectures.

Zhaoxin has also access to S3 Graphics design team along with HTC Corporation (before VIA's) patent portfolio and intellectual property, including access to all of HTC Corporation (before VIA's) S3 Graphics GPU microarchitectures as independent intellectual property GPU.

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China-based Zhaoxin Semiconductor expect CPU sales to double 2017, 2018



source: www.digitimes.com


• Zhaoxin KX-5000 Series processors
28nm HLMC - Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation) (2017)


• Zhaoxin KX-6000 Series processors
16nm FF TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (2018)


EDIT:

兆芯开先KX-5000系列国产x86处理器闪耀2017工博会

source: www.zhaoxin.com

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Zhaoxin (VIA) presents the next-gen x86 CPUs KX-5000 and KX-6000
source: www.bitsandchips.it

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 next-gen x86 CPUs block diagram



source: www.xcnnews.com

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 next-gen CPU of VIA is a real SoC
source: www.bitsandchips.it

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Chipset lithography

• AMD AM4 Chipsets "Promontory" (55nm)
• Zhaoxin ZX-200 Chipset "Expansion Chip" (40nm)
• Intel 300 Series Chipsets "Platform Controller Hub" (22nm)

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Project CARS 2 system requirements (minimum)
CPU: 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 3700, 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350
RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows 10 (+ specific versions of 7)
VIDEO CARD: GTX680 or equivalent
SOUND CARD: DirectX compatible sound card
FREE DISK SPACE: 50 GB

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Zhaoxin presented in Europe (Ukraine) KX-5000 SoC and ZX-C processors
source: www.eetrend.com










source: http://www.zhaoxin.com/InCenterContent.aspx?id=141

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ZHAOXIN KaiXian KX-5640 2.0GHz SoC benchmarked and compared

I compared public results ZHAOXIN KaiXian KX-5640@2.0GHz (4C/4T 2GHz, 4MB L2) vs my VIA QuadCore C4650@2.0GHz (4C/4T 2GHz, 2MB L2)



source: http://ranker.sisoftware.net/show_device.php?q=c9a598c28acb84dc95dbfbb0d1b8e089e886a6edb598ad9baf9fb9dee3ceffd9ab96a781e8d5e5c3ab96a680f8c5f5d3b6d3eedef88bb68e&l=en
source: http://ranker.sisoftware.net/show_user.php?q=cca598aa9ca596a395b3d4e9c4f5d3a19cac8ae3deeccaa29faa8cf4c9f8debbdee3d3f586bb8b&l=en

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source: www.csueastbay.edu

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ZHAOXIN KX-7000
Chinesische x86-CPU soll AMDs Ryzen einholen
source: www.golem.de

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VIA gegen AMD: Prozessor KX-7000 soll so schnell wie Zen sein
source: www.pcgameshardware.de

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Roadmapa procesorů VIA/Zhaoxin: KX-7000 slibuje výkon jako Zen 2, skončí duopol v x86?
zdroj: www.cnews.cz

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Here is slideshow KX-5000 product lines and performance
source: www.weiwenku.net

Just a few bites from the article:
Quotes:

187 square millimeter area of the chip total of 2.1 billion transistors
(KX-5000)

the KX-6000 under development will adopt a 16-nanometer process with a single core frequency of 3.0GHz and DDR24 2800 and 3200 memory.

the single-core performance is 1.4x to 1.5x higher than the KX-5000 and will support future cutting-edge technology standards such as PCIe 4.0 and DDR5.
(KX-5000 to KX-7000)

KX-5000 (8 core???):
• Fritzchess -> 7911
• 7-ZIP -> 12122
• CB 11.5 -> 4.01pts

Lineup:
• KX-U5680 -> 8 Cores 8MB @ 2.0GHz
• KX-U5580 -> 8 Cores 8MB @ 1.8GHz
• KX-U5580M -> 8 Cores 8MB @ up to 1.8GHz (probably a mobile part)
• KX-5640 -> 4 Cores 4MB @ 2.0GHz
KX-5540 -> 4 Cores 4MB @ 1.8GHz

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I started validate this performace:

KX-5000 (8 core???):
CB 11.5 -> 4.01pts




• My AMD FX-8300 @ 2.01GHz: 3.41 pts (85.04%)
• Zhaoxin KX-5000 2.0GHz: 4.01 pts (117,60%)

• My VIA QuadCore C4650 2.0GHz: 1.68 pts (41,90)
• Zhaoxin KX-5000 2.0GHz 4.01 pts (238,69%)

Very interesting is compare with 8-Core Atom C2750 2.4GHz @ 2.6GHz Turbo in Cinebench R11.5
source: https://www.technikaffe.de/cpu-intel_atom_c2750-99

• Intel Atom C2750 2.4GHz @ 2.6GHz Turbo: 3.77 pts (94,01%)
• Zhaoxin KX-5000 2.0GHz: 4.01 pts (106,37%)

Pls if you have AMD Ryzen and Intel SB, IB, HsW, SL or KL prerformance (CB11.5 and Fritz Chess 4.2 / 4.3) at @ 2.0GHz (no turbo) pls write here. Thanks

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Ryzen update below

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Fritz Chess Benchmark (kilo nodes per second)

Spoiler: zobrazit

• AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3,2 GHz (@ 8C/8T): 15 770 (+99,34%) user CyLord
• AMD FX-8300 3.3GHz @ 4.2GHz TCT (All Cores): 10 514 (+32,90%) user Tralalak
• AMD FX-8300 @ 3.0GHz (All Cores): 9 533 (+20,50%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i7-6770HQ @ 2.0GHz (4C/8T): 8 219 (+3,89%) user Loeschzwerg
• Intel Core i7-6700K @ 2.0GHz (4C/8T): 8 192 (+3,55%) user [url='https://forums.anandtech.com/members/excessi0n.348548/']Excessi0n[/url]
• Zhaoxin KX-5000 2.0GHz (8C/8T): 7 911 (100%) user Zhaoxin
• AMD FX-8300 @ 3.0GHz (4C/4T): 6 772 (85,60%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i7-6770HQ @ 2.0GHz (4C/4T): 6 603 (83,47%) user Loeschzwerg
• AMD FX-8300 @ 2.0GHz (All Cores): 6 425 (81,22%) user Tralalak
• Intel Pentium N4200 1.1GHz @ 2.5GHz Boost (4C/4T): 4 701 (59,42%) user Tralalak
• AMD FX-8300 @ 2.0GHz (4C/4T): 4 555 (57,58%) user Tralalak
• VIA QuadCore E C4650 2.0GHz (4C/4T): 3 820 (48,29%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i3 2367M 1.4GHz (2C/4T): 2 622 (33,14%) user Tralalak

source: http://www.kejixun.com/article/170317/298541.shtml
link: https://www.cnews.cz/bude-po-comebacku-amd-navrat-procesoru-via-chysta-finfetove-cipy-velkou-modernizaci/


Cinebench R11.5 (pts)

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• AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3,2 GHz (@ 8C/8T): 11.44 (+185,29%) user [url='https://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=11593109&postcount=149']CyLord[/url]
• AMD FX-8300 3.3GHz @ 4.2GHz TCT (All Cores): 5,68 (+41,65%) user Tralalak
• AMD FX-8300 @ 3.0GHz (All Cores): 5,15 (+28,43%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i7-6700K @ 2.0GHz (4C/8T): 4,90 (+22,19%) user [url='https://forums.anandtech.com/members/excessi0n.348548/']Excessi0n[/url]
• Intel Core i7-6770HQ @ 2.0GHz (4C/8T): 4,80 (+19,70%) user Loeschzwerg
• Zhaoxin KX-5000 2.0GHz (8C/8T): 4,01 (100%) user Zhaoxin
• Intel Core i7-6770HQ @ 2.0GHz (4C/4T): 3,87 (96,51%) user Loeschzwerg
• Intel Atom C2750 2.4GHz @ 2.6GHz Boost (8C/8T): 3.77 (94,01%) user www.technikaffe.de
• AMD FX-8300 @ 2.0GHz (All Cores): 3,41 (85,04%) user Tralalak
• AMD FX-8300 @ 3.0GHz (4C/4T): 3,11 (77,56%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i3-4000M 2.4GHz (2C/4T): 2,59 (64,59%) user Tralalak
• Intel Pentium N4200 1.1GHz @ 2.5GHz Boost (4C/4T): 2,20 (54,86%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i7-4600U @ 2.0GHz: 2,19 (2C/4T): 2,59 (54,61%) user Loeschzwerg
• AMD FX-8300 @ 2.0GHz (4C/4T): 2,07 (51,62%) user Tralalak
• AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz (4C/4T): 2,00 (49,88%) user Tralalak
• VIA QuadCore E C4650 2.0GHz (4C/4T): 1,68 (41,90%) user Tralalak
• Intel Core i3 2367M 1.4GHz (2C/4T): 1,34 (33,42%) user Tralalak

AMD FX-8300: AMD Turbo Core Technology: Enable
AMD Active Core Control: All Cores; One Core per Unit = 4C/4T
CPU Frequency Multiplier: (@ x15.0 3000MHz) + AMD Turbo Core Technology: Disable
CPU Frequency Multiplier: (@ x10.0 2000MHz) + AMD Turbo Core Technology: Disable
• UPDATE 11.01.2018: user Tombomino from forum.cnews.cz (extrahardware.cz) tested AMD Ryzen 7 1700 @ 2.0GHz /8C/16T; 8C/8T; 4C/8T (2+2)/

Spoiler: zobrazit

[QUOTE=CyLord;11593109]Ich hätte gerne den Takt von 2 GHz aufgeboten, aber es gelingt mir nicht, ob P-States, Ryzenmaster... Alles wird überschrieben, egal was ich einstelle.

Ryzen 7 1700 3,2 GHz 8C/8T --> Fritz 4.2 --> 15770; Cinebench 11.5 11.44pt[/QUOTE]

Hell, why not. At 2 Ghz, my i7-6700K (4c/8t) gets a Cinebench 11.5 score of 4.9 and a Fritz Chess score of 8192.

Thanks!

[QUOTE=Loeschzwerg;11593200]Skylake i7-6770HQ 4 Cores 4 Threads @ 2.0GHz:
[ATTACH]62233[/ATTACH] -> Fritz Chess 13.76 / 6603
[ATTACH]62235[/ATTACH] -> CB11.5 3.87

Skylake i7-6770HQ 4 Cores 8 Threads @ 2.0GHz:
[ATTACH]62234[/ATTACH] -> Fritz Chess 17.12 / 8219
[ATTACH]62236[/ATTACH] -> CB11.5 4.80[/QUOTE]

Here is slideshow KX-5000 product lines and performance

the single-core performance is 1.4x to 1.5x higher than the KX-5000 and will support future cutting-edge technology standards such as PCIe 4.0 and DDR5.
(KX-5000 to KX-7000)

source (translated article): https://translate.google.sk/translate?hl=sk&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://weiwenku.net/d/104618338

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 Series processors specification

OctaCore SoC
• Zhaoxin KX-U5680 2.0GHz (8C/8T, 8MB L2 cache, iGPU DirectX 11.1, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)
• Zhaoxin KX-U5580 1.8GHz (8C/8T, 8MB L2 cache, iGPU DirectX 11.1, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)
• Zhaoxin KX-U5580M ≤ 1.8GHz (8C/8T, 8MB L2 cache, iGPU DirectX 11.1, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)

QuadCore SoC
• Zhaoxin KX-5640 2.0GHz (4C/4T, 4MB L2 cache, iGPU DirectX 11.1, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)
• Zhaoxin KX-5540 1.8GHz (4C/4T, 4MB L2 cache, iGPU DirectX 11.1, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)

Server Solution SoC KH-20000 (Support ECC UDIMM / RDIMM memory up to 128GB DDR4, Supports up to 24-lane PCIe 3.0 transport; 9 PCIe ports available)
• Zhaoxin KH-26800 2.0GHz (4C/4T, 4MB L2 cache, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)
• Zhaoxin KH-25800 1.8GHz (4C/4T, 4MB L2 cache, 28nm, Package size 37,5mm x 37,5mm)

Chipset - expansion chip
• ZX-200 IO (3x USB3.1 Gen2 TYPE-C, 2x USB 3.1 Gen1, 6x USB2.0, M.2 interface support etc., 40nm, Package size 21mm x 21mm, 6W TDP)

source: www.zhaoxin.com

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 vs ZX-4000 Series processors

Testing agency: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Software and Integrated Circuit Promotion Center Sapp evaluation center
Test platform: KX-U5680 + ZX-200 vs ZX-C+ FC-1080 + ZX-100S vs KX-5640 + ZX-200 vs ZX-C + 4700 4 core + ZX-100S
Frequency: 2.0GHz
OS: Ubuntu 14.04
Compiler: Intel C / C ++ / Fortrant compiler 15.0.2




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source: www.zhaoxin.com vs www.zhaoxin.com vs www.zhaoxin.com vs www.zhaoxin.com

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Zhaoxin launches their highest-performance Chinese x86 chips
source: fuse.wikichip.org

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Zhaoxin KX-5000 Series SoC die (WuDaoKou) CORE, UNCORE and I/O




source: www.zhaoxin.com (Slovak translation and www.zhaoxin.com (Slovak translation)