HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930, speed examination of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and Mali-T628 MP6.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 930 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics of the CPUs, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests like 3DMark, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, Neocore, Geekbench, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, GFXBench, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Quadrant, even the gaming performance of SoCs in Fortnite, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D etc.
   After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chipset is better to buy Kirin 620 or Kirin 930 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 620

Kirin 930

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 620

24%

Kirin 930

48%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 620

Kirin 930

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 620	Kirin 930
Total score	33885	48734
CPU	9480	13635
GPU	12867	18519
MEM	5430	7790
UX	6089	8765

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 620	Kirin 930
Single-Core	90	129
Multi-Core	414	595

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 620	Kirin 930
Frequency	1200 MHz	2200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	800
Memory bandwidth	28	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Kirin 930 is 45% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Mali-T628 MP6
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	680 MHz
GFloPS	29.81	176
# of Cores	4	6
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile	11.9	16.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.4	40.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.1	27.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.4	24.9
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	34.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	51.7
Real Racing 3	38.2	55.6
Sniper 3D	24.8	61.2
Need for Speed No Limits	22.9	38.9
Mortal Kombat X	24.8	40.3
CSR Racing 2	24.8	38.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	13 MP	20 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 1
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 930 is better: 27
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Kirin 620 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Kirin 620 specs and review.

Kirin 930 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark

• Kirin 930 specs and review.