Intel Core i5-12600HX vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-12600HX CPU1 vs CPU2 HiSilicon Kirin 620
Intel Core i5-12600HX HiSilicon Kirin 620

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-12600HX or HiSilicon Kirin 620 - 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 Intel Core i5-12600HX has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12600HX was released in Q2/2022.

The HiSilicon Kirin 620 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 was released in Q1/2015.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family HiSilicon Kirin (29)
Intel Core i 12000H (23) CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 620 (1)
12 Generation 3
Alder Lake H Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-13600HX Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-12600HX is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz). The HiSilicon Kirin 620 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
12 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.20 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 Core i5-12600HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
11 GPU Generation Utgard
10 nm Technology 28nm
3 Max. displays 1
32 Compute units 4
256 Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU ARM Mali-450 MP4
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-12600HX supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The HiSilicon Kirin 620 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3
128 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-12600HX has a TDP of 55 W, that of the HiSilicon Kirin 620 is --.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
157 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
45 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-12600HX has a 32.00 MB cache, while the HiSilicon Kirin 620 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-12600HX Characteristic HiSilicon Kirin 620
10 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2022 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600HX (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600HX (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 (6%)

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 Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1765 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
102 (6%)

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 Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
8036 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
505 (6%)

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 Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.35 GHz
691 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
ARM Mali-450 MP4 @ 0.53 GHz
32 (5%)

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.
Intel Core i5-12600HX Intel Core i5-12600HX
12C 16T @ 2.50 GHz
24105 (100%)
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-12600HX HiSilicon Kirin 620
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