HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 | |
CPU comparisonHiSilicon Kirin 620 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 was released in Q3/2014. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin (29) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (104) |
| HiSilicon Kirin 620 (1) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 610 (4) |
| 3 | Generation | 2 |
| Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Cortex-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is at 1.50 GHz. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 1.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 1.50 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.00 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
NPU AI performanceThe performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon |
| -- | NPU + CPU + iGPU | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The HiSilicon Kirin 620 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 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. |
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| ARM Mali-450 MP4 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 405 |
| 0.53 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.55 GHz |
| 0.53 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.55 GHz |
| Utgard | GPU Generation | 4 |
| 28nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 0 |
| 4 | Compute units | -- |
| 64 | Shader | 48 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 0 | DirectX Version | 11 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| ARM Mali-450 MP4 | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 405 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe HiSilicon Kirin 620 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 6.4 GB/s. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 |
| LPDDR3 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory | 4 GB | |
| 1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the HiSilicon Kirin 620 is --, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe HiSilicon Kirin 620 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 0.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | -- |
| -- | Socket | -- |
| None | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Android | Operating systems | Android |
| Q1/2015 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
8C 8T @ 1.50 GHz |
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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.
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HiSilicon Kirin 620
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
Qualcomm Adreno 405 @ 0.55 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| HiSilicon Kirin 620 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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