HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Intel Atom Z3590

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Intel Atom Z3590, speed testing of GPUs PowerVR G6430 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Atom Z3590 is quad-core (Moorefield). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications of the SoCs, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in special testing software such as PCMark, Neocore, Octane V2, Quadrant, Vellamo, PassMark, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, AnTuTu, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, and how good the SoCs are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which chipset is better to buy Kirin 620 or Atom Z3590 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Asphalt 9, Madout2.

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

Atom Z3590

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

Kirin 620

24%

Atom Z3590

35%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 620

Atom Z3590

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 620	Atom Z3590
Total score	33885	49101
CPU	9480	13755
GPU	12867	18661
MEM	5430	7866
UX	6089	8833

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 620	Atom Z3590
Single-Core	90	130
Multi-Core	414	600

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 620	Atom Z3590
Frequency	1200 MHz	2500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	22 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.5 GHz Moorefield
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1600
Memory bandwidth	28	13
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 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 Atom Z3590 is 52% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 620 has -4 more core than Atom Z3590. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	PowerVR G6430
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	640 MHz
GFloPS	29.81	163.78
# of Cores	4	4
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 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	16.5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.4	41.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.1	27.5
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.4	24.6
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	34.6
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	51.5
Real Racing 3	38.2	48.1
Sniper 3D	24.8	60.5
Need for Speed No Limits	22.9	49.5
Mortal Kombat X	24.8	39.9
CSR Racing 2	24.8	35.8

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	13 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		Intel XMM 7160
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	72 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	6 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom Z3590 is better: 24
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the automatic comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint testing and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Kirin 620 and Atom Z3590, as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 620 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 620 specs and review.

Atom Z3590 SoC - all data

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

• Atom Z3590 specs and review.