HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Detailed data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578, comparison of GPUs Mali-T720 MP2 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, 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 like PCMark, Geekbench, Octane V2, PassMark, Neocore, Vellamo, WebXPRT 3, Mozilla Kraken, Quadrant, AnTuTu, GFXBench, 3DMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Call of Duty: Mobile, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Real Racing 3, PUBG, Minecraft Bedrock, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat etc.

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 620 or Exynos 7 Quad 7578 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits.

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

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

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

Kirin 620

24%

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

55%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 620

Exynos 7 Quad 7578

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 620	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Total score	33885	35491
CPU	9480	9946
GPU	12867	13477
MEM	5430	5678
UX	6089	6394

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 620	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Single-Core	90	94
Multi-Core	414	433

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 620	Exynos 7 Quad 7578
Frequency	1200 MHz	1500 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	4 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	2 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	1066
Memory bandwidth	28	7
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
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 Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is 19% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 620 has -4 more core than Exynos 7 Quad 7578. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Mali-T720 MP2
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	668 MHz
GFloPS	29.81	22.71
# of Cores	4	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1280 x 800 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	10.7
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.4	27.2
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.1	17.7
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.4	14.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	23.3
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	35.2
Real Racing 3	38.2	35.4
Sniper 3D	24.8	33.6
Need for Speed No Limits	22.9	24.8
Mortal Kombat X	24.8	25.7
CSR Racing 2	24.8	24.8

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, MPEG-4, VP8

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE Cat.4 2CA
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Samsung Exynos 7 Quad 7578 is better: 16
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison of the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both SoCs 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.

Exynos 7 Quad 7578 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 7 Quad 7578 specs and review.