The Latest Breaking News from Zhaoxin

A CPU vendor you've never heard of could launch a 96-core x86 CPU that is very, very similar to AMD's EPYC - but I wonder what the TDP will be

Zhaoxin KH-50000 server CPU mirrors AMD EPYC design, offering 96 cores and advanced memory, while efficiency remains undisclosed.

TechRadar · Oct 7, 2025

China's 96-core x86 CPU taps chiplet design to rival AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon — 13 chiplets per processor provide up to 384 cores on a single motherboard, but no word on power consumption

Zhaoxin announces the company's latest KH-50000 series of server processors, leveraging a chiplet design with up to 96 cores.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 30, 2025

Chinese CPUs are closing the gap on AMD — next-gen Zhaoxin chips feature 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, and 128 PCIe 5.0 Lanes

Zhaoxin has announced the new KaiXian KX-7000N and Kaisheng KH-50000 processors at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 30, 2025

Questionable report claims Arm approached Intel to buy products group and got rejected

Arm is reportedly interested in Intel's products group, Bloomberg says.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 27, 2024

Chinese Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU can't beat old Intel and AMD chips — Core i3-8100 and Ryzen 5 5600G come out on top

The China-made CPU has many upgrades compared to the older KX-6000 series but lags behind even seven-year-old Core i3 CPUs.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 26, 2024

Asus creates motherboard specifically for overclocking Chinese CPUs — boosts homegrown KX-7000 clocks by 25%

China's latest KX-7000 was tested against the Core i5-7500, Core i7-7700K and Ryzen 7 1700X and found to have performance very similar to the i5-7500.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 25, 2024

China's leading homegrown CPU maker announces lineup of Lenovo PCs — five other OEMs have new Zhoaxin-powered designs, too

Zhaoxin, the Chinese tech firm behind CPUs like the Kaixian KX-6000 and KX-7000 series, has announced several important design wins. It says companies including Lenovo, Tsinghua, Ziguang, Ruijie, Honghe, and Seewo have Kaixian-powered devices ready.

Tom’s Hardware · Apr 25, 2024

China's Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU doubles performance of prior-gen chip, still trails 6-year-old AMD and Intel processors

A Geekbench 6 result for Zhaoxin's KX-7000 shows that the new China CPU obliterates even the fastest KX-6000 CPU.

Tom’s Hardware · Mar 18, 2024

Alleged Zhaoxin KX-6000G benchmarks surface — Chinese-made chips perform like CPUs from the late 2000s but uses less power

A Geekbench 5 result for Zhaoxin's KX-6000G has appeared, and it performs like old Core 2 Quad and Phenom II CPUs.

Tom’s Hardware · Jan 26, 2024

New CPU from China's sole x86 chipmaker grapples with AMD's Bulldozer in Geekbench results — lower-end model isn't the fastest, but it gives Zhaoxin a full roster of CPUs for use in the country [Updated]

Zhaoxin's KX6640MA G2 x86 processor has popped up on Geekbench 6, and it's about as good as AMD's old Bulldozer chips.

Tom’s Hardware · Dec 21, 2023