There's apparently a newer version now, faster but obviously still not competitive with leading-edge Western tech: https://www.techpowerup.com/320504/zhaoxin-kx

There's apparently a newer version now, faster but obviously still not competitive with leading-edge Western tech: https://www.techpowerup.com/320504/zhaoxin-kx-7000-8-core-cpu-gets-geekbenched https://www.techpowerup.com/320504/zhaoxin-kx-7000-8-core-cp... But based on the discussions here of people using decade-old machines as daily drivers (including me), for undemanding workloads they may be just fine --- software inefficiency is a big factor, after all. It'd be amusing if this situation causes Chinese software to become more efficient as a result.