<s>
Zhaoxin	B-Device
(	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Zhaoxin	B-Device
Semiconductor	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
;	O
,	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fabless	B-Algorithm
semiconductor	I-Algorithm
company	I-Algorithm
,	O
created	O
in	O
2013	O
as	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
VIA	O
Technologies	O
and	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Municipal	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
manufactures	O
x86-compatible	O
desktop	O
and	O
laptop	O
CPUs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhaoxin	B-Device
is	O
a	O
joint	O
venture	O
between	O
VIA	O
Technologies	O
and	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Municipal	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIA	O
holds	O
a	O
x86	B-Operating_System
licence	O
which	O
allows	O
its	O
subsidiaries	O
to	O
produce	O
compatible	O
microprocessors	B-Architecture
;	O
this	O
allows	O
Zhaoxin	B-Device
to	O
develop	O
x86	B-Operating_System
computer	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
ZX	O
family	O
of	O
processors	O
is	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
VIA	O
's	O
Centaur	O
Technology	O
x86-64	O
Isaiah	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX-A	B-Device
and	O
ZX-B	B-Device
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
VIA	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
X2	O
C4350AL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX-B	B-Device
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
ZX-A	B-Device
,	O
except	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Shanghai	B-Device
Huali	O
Microelectronics	O
Corporation	O
(	O
HLMC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX-C	B-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
VIA	O
QuadCore-E	O
&	O
Eden	O
X4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhaoxin	B-Device
calls	O
this	O
architecture	O
"	O
Zhangjiang	O
"	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
basis	O
is	O
the	O
VIA	B-Device
Isaiah	I-Device
2	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
VIA	O
processors	O
they	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
early	O
ZX	O
processors	O
were	O
ball	B-Algorithm
grid	I-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
chips	O
sold	O
pre-soldered	O
onto	O
a	O
motherboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhaoxin	B-Device
came	O
to	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
the	O
Northen	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
technology	O
press	O
when	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
and	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
launched	O
the	O
ZX-D	B-Device
processor	O
and	O
revealed	O
plans	O
for	O
future	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhaoxin	B-Device
calls	O
the	O
ZX-D	B-Device
architecture	O
"	O
Wudaokou	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
re-design	O
of	O
the	O
VIA	B-Device
Isaiah	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
ZX-D	B-Device
included	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
a	O
northbridge	B-Device
,	O
like	O
in	O
modern	O
x86	B-Operating_System
designs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Chinese	O
cryptographic	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX-D	B-Device
series	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
integrated	O
graphics	O
processing	O
unit	O
(	O
iGPU	O
)	O
based	O
on	O
S3	O
Graphics	O
technology	O
(	O
previously	O
owned	O
by	O
VIA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
ZX-D	B-Device
,	O
the	O
KX-6000	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
(	O
also	O
called	O
ZX-E	B-Device
)	O
,	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
architecture	O
,	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
ZX-D	B-Device
architecture	O
,	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
Lujiazui	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chip	O
has	O
a	O
DirectX	B-Application
11.1	O
compatible	O
iGPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Zhaoxin	B-Device
was	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
added	O
ZX-E	B-Device
specific	O
compiler	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
GNU	B-Application
Compiler	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
Zhaoxin	B-Device
announced	O
it	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
dedicated	O
graphics	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	O
Microarchitecture	O
codename	O
Year	O
of	O
introduction	O
Process	O
Cores	O
Clock	O
speeds	O
Features	O
Notes	O
ZX-A	B-Device
VIA	B-Device
Isaiah	I-Device
2014	O
40	O
nm	O
533	O
MHz	O
to	O
1066	O
MHz	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
VIA	B-Device
Nano	I-Device
X2	O
C4350AL	O
ZX-B	B-Device
VIA	B-Device
Isaiah	I-Device
2014	O
–	O
2015	O
40	O
nm	O
533	O
MHz	O
to	O
1066	O
MHz	O
Identical	O
to	O
ZX-A	B-Device
ZX-C	B-Device
Zhangjiang	O
2015	O
28	O
nm	O
4	O
2.0	O
GHz	O
Based	O
on	O
the	O
VIA	O
QuadCore-E	O
&	O
Eden	O
X4	O
ZX-C	B-Device
+	O
Zhangiang	O
2016	O
28	O
nm	O
4/8	O
2.0	O
GHz	O
AVX2	O
,	O
AES-NI	B-Algorithm
A	O
TDP	O
of	O
35W	O
ZX-D	B-Device
/	O
KX-5000	O
/	O
KH-20k	O
Wudaokou	O
2017	O
28	O
nm	O
4/8	O
2.0	O
GHz	O
Manufactured	O
by	O
TSMC	O
ZX-E	B-Device
/	O
KX-6000	O
/	O
KH-30k	O
Lujiazui	O
2019	O
16	O
nm	O
8	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
)	O
3	O
GHz	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
)	O
Manufactured	O
by	O
TSMCKX-6000GLujiazui202216	O
nm4	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
)	O
3.3	O
GHz	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
)	O
GPU	O
supports	O
:	O
DX12	O
,	O
OpenCL1.2	O
,	O
OpenGL4	O
.6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zhaoxin	B-Device
processors	O
have	O
mainly	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
Chinese	O
laptops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zhaoxin	B-Device
ZX-C	I-Device
+	I-Device
4701	O
CPU	B-Device
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
showed	O
significantly	O
worse	O
performance	O
against	O
older	O
Intel	O
(	O
i5	O
2500K	O
)	O
and	O
AMD	O
(	O
Athlon	O
3000G	O
)	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX-D	B-Device
was	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
roughly	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Silvermont	I-Device
(	O
Avoton	O
)	O
processors	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
launched	O
in	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX-E	B-Device
/	O
KX-6000	O
is	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
50%	O
performance	O
increase	O
over	O
the	O
KX-5000	O
,	O
and	O
comparable	O
performance	O
to	O
a	O
7th	O
generation	O
Intel	O
i5	O
core	O
processor	O
from	O
2016	O
(	O
namely	O
the	O
Core	O
i5-7400	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8-core	O
ZX-E	B-Device
U6780A	O
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Linus	O
Tech	O
Tips	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
