Words from long-time Slashdot reader AmiMoJo tom's hardware: Geekbench 6 results include perhaps the first look at single-core performance of the Taishan V120, developed by Huawei's HiSilicon subsidiary (via @Olrak29_ on X). Single-core scores show the Taishan V120 cores are roughly on par with AMD's Zen 3 cores from late 2020, meaning Huawei's technology isn't far behind the West's most advanced chip designers. could mean.
The Taishan V120 core was first discovered in Huawei's Kirin 9000 smartphone chip, which uses four cores along with two efficiency-focused Arm Cortex A510 cores. Because the Kirin 9000 chips are manufactured using SMIC's second-generation 7nm node (which, according to US lawmakers, could make international sales illegal), the Taishan V120 cores tested in Geekbench 6 also It is most likely manufactured in the second generation. 7nm node.
The benchmark results don't say much about what the actual CPU is, the only hint being “Huawei Cloud OpenStack Nova.” This means this is a Kunpeng server CPU, which could be a Kunpeng 916, 920, or 930. We can only guess which one it is, but given the high single-core performance shown in the results, it's almost certainly the 930. In contrast, Kunpeng 920's Geekbench 5 results are few, but show better performance compared to his AMD 1st Gen Epyc Naples from 2017.
