HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs MediaTek MT6580

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which processor or chip is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs MediaTek MT6580, speed testing of GPUs Mali-400 MP2 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and MT6580 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A7). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A thorough review of all the specifications of the chipsets, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, Vellamo, Mozilla Kraken, Octane V2, AnTuTu, 3DMark, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, PCMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, and how good the CPUs are in games Fortnite, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy Kirin 620 or MT6580 and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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

MT6580

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

Kirin 620

24%

MT6580

27%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 620

MT6580

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 620	MT6580
Total score	33885	20999
CPU	9480	5884
GPU	12867	7987
MEM	5430	3365
UX	6089	3787

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 620	MT6580
Single-Core	90	55
Multi-Core	414	256

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 620	MT6580
Frequency	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	32
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A7
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	7 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR2
Max. Memory	4 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	266
Memory bandwidth	28	4
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	32 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	1 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 MT6580 is 19% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 620 has -4 more core than MT6580. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Mali-400 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	400 MHz
GFloPS	29.81	8.4
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 720 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	6.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.4	17.7
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.1	11.2
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.4	9.8
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	13.2
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	21.2
Real Racing 3	38.2	16.8
Sniper 3D	24.8	21.3
Need for Speed No Limits	22.9	13.4
Mortal Kombat X	24.8	16.2
CSR Racing 2	24.8	13.4

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
Upload speed	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: 36
The number of parameters for which MediaTek MT6580 is better: 1
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and listen to what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs Kirin 620 and MT6580, 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.

MT6580 SoC - all data

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

• MT6580 specs and review.