HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Intel Core i3-5010U

Last updated: 2023-04-13

CPU comparison with benchmarks


HiSilicon Kirin 620		Intel Core i3-5010U
CPU comparison HiSilicon Kirin 620 or Intel Core i3-5010U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 was released in Q1/2015. The Intel Core i3-5010U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-5010U was released in Q1/2015.

HiSilicon Kirin (29)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 (1)	CPU group	Intel Core i 5000U (16)
3	Generation	5
Cortex-A53	Architecture	Broadwell U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i3-4010U
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The HiSilicon Kirin 620 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the HiSilicon Kirin 620 is 1.20 GHz while the Intel Core i3-5010U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-5010U is at 2.10 GHz.
HiSilicon Kirin 620	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-5010U
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.20 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
HiSilicon Kirin 620	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-5010U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The HiSilicon Kirin 620 or Intel Core i3-5010U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
ARM Mali-450 MP4	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5500
0.53 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
0.53 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.90 GHz
Utgard	GPU Generation	8
28nm	Technology	14 nm
1	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	24
64	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	16 GB
0	DirectX Version	11.2

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
ARM Mali-450 MP4	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5500
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The HiSilicon Kirin 620 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Core i3-5010U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
HiSilicon Kirin 620	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-5010U
LPDDR3	Memory	DDR3-1600
	Max. Memory	16 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
--	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 620 is --, while the Intel Core i3-5010U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
HiSilicon Kirin 620	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-5010U
--	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	10 W
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The HiSilicon Kirin 620 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-5010U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
HiSilicon Kirin 620	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-5010U
28 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
--	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
--	Socket	BGA 1168
None	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Android	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2015	Release date	Q1/2015
--	Release price	281 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 620 (19%)

Intel Core i3-5010U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

HiSilicon Kirin 620 (43%)

Intel Core i3-5010U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	102 (19%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	535 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	505 (43%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1173 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz	32 (9%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U Intel HD Graphics 5500 @ 0.90 GHz	346 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	665 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1380 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2186 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	628 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	86 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	HiSilicon Kirin 620 4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-5010U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	221 (100%)

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