HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Unisoc SC9832E

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Unisoc SC9832E, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T820 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and SC9832E is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in special test applications such as PCMark, WebXPRT 3, Octane V2, Neocore, Vellamo, AnTuTu, Geekbench, Quadrant, Mozilla Kraken, GFXBench, 3DMark, PassMark, and how good the processors are in games Minecraft Bedrock, Real Racing 3, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which SoCs is better to buy Kirin 620 or SC9832E and which chip is better for gaming: Asphalt 9, Madout2, CSR Racing 2, 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

SC9832E

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

Kirin 620

24%

SC9832E

32%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 620

SC9832E

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Kirin 620	SC9832E
Total score	33885	38067
CPU	9480	10664
GPU	12867	14464
MEM	5430	6088
UX	6089	6855

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Kirin 620	SC9832E
Single-Core	90	101
Multi-Core	414	465

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 620	SC9832E
Frequency	1200 MHz	1400 MHz
Cores	8	4
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	3 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	800	933
Memory bandwidth	28	6
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 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 SC9832E is 14% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Kirin 620 has -4 more core than SC9832E. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Mali-T820
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	600 MHz
GFloPS	29.81	10.2
# of Cores	4	1
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1440 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	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	28.4	30.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	19.1	19.8
Call of Duty: Mobile	17.4	16.7
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.5	25.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.4	38.4
Real Racing 3	38.2	29.7
Sniper 3D	24.8	37.6
Need for Speed No Limits	22.9	23.8
Mortal Kombat X	24.8	31.7
CSR Racing 2	24.8	21.8

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/AVC, H.265/HEVC

Networks and Navigation

Modem		LTE-4
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 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: 13
The number of parameters for which Unisoc SC9832E is better: 19
You need to understand that you should not blindly trust the software comparison on the table. You can watch benchmark video from beginning to end of parallel comparison and hear what those who really appreciated the capabilities of both chipsets 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.

SC9832E SoC - all data

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

• SC9832E specs and review.