Intel Atom C3308 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom C3308 CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 620
Intel Atom C3308 HiSilicon Kirin 620

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom C3308 and the HiSilicon Kirin 620 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom C3308 2 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the HiSilicon Kirin 620 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2015.
Intel Atom (108) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 620 (1)
5 Generation 3
Denverton Architecture Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3308 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.10 GHz). The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
2.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The 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.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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.

no iGPU GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom C3308, while the HiSilicon Kirin 620 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
DDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR3
128 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
6 PCIe lanes --
5.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom C3308 has a TDP of 9.5 W. The TDP of the HiSilicon Kirin 620 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
9.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3308 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of HiSilicon Kirin 620 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Atom C3308 Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
BGA 1310 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2015
41 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
102 (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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
2C 2T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
505 (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.
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
32 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3308 HiSilicon Kirin 620
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