Zhaoxin Launches KaiSheng KH-50000 Server Processor Targeting AI and Cloud
On the fortunate third quarter of 2025, Zhaoxin officially launched the next-generation KaiSheng KH-50000 server processor. The KaiSheng KH-50000 is aimed at serving the core applications considering AI, Cloud, and data center, which marks a historical success in the cloud-edge-device computing system of Zhaoxin.
Tech Independence and Security
Zhaoxin has built an independent intellectual property system for its ZX86 instruction set, under independent governance while having backward compatibility-wise direct compatibility with new x86 instruction sets. The security features have been implemented at the hardware level:
- National Cryptographic Standard: The ZX86 instruction set has acceleration instructions for national cryptographic algorithms SM2, SM3, SM4, and SM9.
- Hardware-Level Protection: The processors support secure boot, full memory encryption, and hardware-based vulnerability mitigation technology.
Market Application and Expansion in 2025
Zhaoxin strengthened domestic market entry, especially in the desktop terminal segment, while experiencing significant growth mostly in server and workstation applications.
Desktop Market Leadership
Computers equipped with Zhaoxin have retained considerable market share in leading industries of the domestic environment:
- Overall IT Desktop Market: ~50% market share.
- Financial Sector: ~80% market share.
- Educational Sector: ~70% market share.
Big deployments include facilitating the 15th National Games and recently winning a procurement project for over 6,000 medical desktops for a general hospital.
Rapid Growth in the Server and Workstation Segments
Zhaoxin servers and workstations have been deployed within government, finance, energy, and health sectors. The systems are involved in the digital office systems and financial record management cases, laying a stepping stone to large-scale deployments.
Industry Recognition and Ecosystem Development
Throughout 2025, Zhaoxin received several accolades and formed a number of strategic partnerships. The company has been awarded as "Shanghai Innovative Enterprise Headquarters" and was also listed among the "Top 10 Processor Companies in China's IC Design Industry."
To expedite the ZX86 ecosystem, Zhaoxin has collaborated with home-bred operating system vendors like Kylin Software and UnionTech Software to complete over 230,000 compatibility certification and optimization projects.
Future Outlook: KaiXian KX-8000 Processor
In 2026, Zhaoxin plans to announce the next-generation KaiXian KX-8000 processor for PCs and embedded systems. Expected specifications are:
- Target Frequency: 4GHz.
- I/O Support: PCIe 5.0.
- Memory Support: DDR5.
