Zhaoxin KX-6000 CPUs Purportedly Match Intel’s Core I5-7400 in Performance

Late last year, the China-based processor designer Zhaoxin Semiconductor (jointly owned by the Shangai government and VIA Technologies, another semiconductor corporation) promised its upcoming octa-core CPUs based on the 16nm node from TSMC would be able to match Intel’s quad-core i5 processors, and today is that day: the newly-announced KX-6000 CPUs are said to deliver performance on par with the Core i5-7400, yet supposedly pull off the feat at a mere 3 GHz. Companies like VIA and Zhaoxin are eager to compete with Intel, AMD, IBM, and others because China wants its own processors, not only to compete within its own borders but also to compete abroad and reduce the country’s exposure to outside influence. Intel’s traditional rival AMD and the more server- and specialist-focused IBM are Intel’s only real competition; it would certainly shake up the dynamic if Zhaoxin could field competitive processors for the x86 market.

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