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CPUs

Server and desktop CPUs, generation by generation

Kunpeng, Loongson, Hygon, Phytium, Yitian, and Zhaoxin against Xeon, EPYC, and Graviton — per-unit prices in USD with the as-reported figure underneath. Graviton is AWS-internal and prices only via cloud instances.

Server CPU13 chips

2025–20261 chip

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Loongson 3C6000Loongson 3-series · launched 2025-06-26 · ShippingLoongson TechnologyChina16 cores / 32 threads per die @ 2.2GHz; 3C6000/S single-die, 3C6000/D dual-die 32C/64T, 3C6000/Q quad-die 60-64C/120-128TNot disclosed

20242 chips

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Intel Xeon 6980P (Granite Rapids)Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids, 6900P) · launched 2024-09-18 · ShippingIntelGlobal128 cores / 256 threads~$14K2026-08 · launch msrp · chip (Recommended Customer Price)
AMD EPYC 9755 (Turin)EPYC 9005 (Zen 5 Turin) · launched 2024-10-10 · ShippingAMDGlobal128 cores / 256 threads (Zen 5)~$8K2026-08 · street price · chip (new, tray)

2022–20234 chipsGlobal median ~$6.3K (2) · China median ~$3.2K (1)

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480+Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids, 4th Gen) · launched 2023-01-10 · ShippingIntelGlobal56 cores / 112 threads~$8K2026-08 · street price · chip (reseller sale price)
AMD EPYC 9654 (Genoa)EPYC 9004 (Zen 4 Genoa) · launched 2022-11-10 · ShippingAMDGlobal96 cores / 192 threads (Zen 4)~$4.6K2026-08 · street price · chip (reseller, ~$4,599-$7,999 range)
Hygon C86 7390Hygon C86 7000-series · launched 2022 · ShippingHygon Information TechnologyChina32 cores / 64 threads~$3.2Kfrom ¥23,000 at 2026 avg 7.25 CNY/USD2026-08 · reseller listing · chip (Sugon Hygon 7390, 32C/2.7GHz)
AWS Graviton4Graviton · launched 2023-11 · ShippingAmazon Web ServicesGlobal96 Arm Neoverse V2 cores (Armv9.0-A), ~2.8GHz, +50% core count vs Graviton3Not disclosed

2021 and earlier4 chips

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Huawei Kunpeng 920Kunpeng · launched 2019-01 · ShippingHuaweiChinaUp to 64 Armv8.2 (TaiShan v110) cores at up to 2.6GHz; 2 CPU dies, each up to 32 cores~$88from ¥635 at 2026 avg 7.25 CNY/USD2026-08 · reseller listing · used/pulled Kunpeng 920 chip (from '635 CNY and up')
T-Head Yitian 710Yitian · launched 2021-10-19 · Limited availabilityAlibaba T-Head (Pingtouge)China128 Armv9 (pure 64-bit) cores, up to 3.2GHz (2.75GHz in Alibaba Cloud ECS)Not disclosed
Phytium S2500 (Tengyun S2500)Phytium S series (Tengyun) · launched 2020-07 · ShippingPhytiumChina64 FTC663 cores (ARMv8), 2.0-2.2GHzNot disclosed
Phytium FT-2000+/64Phytium FT series · launched 2019 · ShippingPhytiumChina64 Phytium FTC662 cores (ARMv8 64-bit), 1.8-2.2GHzNot disclosed

Launch timing not confirmed2 chips

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Zhaoxin Kaisheng KH-40000 seriesZhaoxin Kaisheng (server) · ShippingZhaoxin SemiconductorChinaUp to 32 cores / 32 threads, self-developed 'Yongfeng' microarchitecture, 12/16/32-core SKUs~$303from ¥2,200 at 2026 avg 7.25 CNY/USD2026-08 · street price · chip ('from CNY 2,200', varies by 12/16/32-core SKU, xinchuang catalog price incl. tax)
Huawei Kunpeng 930Kunpeng · AnnouncedHuaweiChinaUp to 80 cores (two 40-core Arm TaiShan compute chiplets); some Chinese teardown reports describe a 120-core (3-die) configurationNot disclosed

Desktop CPU2 chips

2022–20231 chip

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Loongson 3A6000Loongson 3-series · launched 2023-11-28 · ShippingLoongson TechnologyChina4 cores / 8 threads (SMT), 6-issue 64-bit LA664 cores~$3732024-07 · street price · 3A6000 board+CPU bundle via AliExpress (US market)

2021 and earlier1 chip

RegionHeadline specTrendDetails
Loongson 3A5000Loongson 3-series · launched 2021-07 · ShippingLoongson TechnologyChina4 cores / 4 threads, 64-bit LA464 cores~$860from ¥6,238 at 2026 avg 7.25 CNY/USD2026-08 · reseller listing · chip (single loose CPU)

One table per generation within each category — similar chips rank against their contemporaries, and categories with different pricing units (cards, CPUs, memory stacks, market indices) never share a sort. All prices are shown in USD, converted from the source currency at that observation year's average exchange rate (the underlying figure is printed under every converted price). Click any row for full specs and the dated price history; every observation links to its source.

Every observation is dated and source-linked. Also see the CPU tables, memory, and edge AI pages, or the value map and price-gap overview.