Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Detailed compare data of benchmarks Intel Atom x3-C3230RK vs HiSilicon Kirin 620, speed testing of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Atom x3-C3230RK is quad-core () and Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests such as Octane V2, AnTuTu, Quadrant, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, GFXBench, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, GeekBench 6, 5, 3DMark, PCMark, PassMark, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Real Racing 3, Minecraft Bedrock, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Sniper 3D, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, PUBG, Fortnite etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processors is better to buy Atom x3-C3230RK or Kirin 620 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

Atom x3-C3230RK

Kirin 620

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

Atom x3-C3230RK

26%

Kirin 620

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Atom x3-C3230RK

Kirin 620

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Kirin 620
Total score	19471	33885
CPU	5444	9480
GPU	7398	12867
MEM	3106	5430
UX	3505	6089

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Kirin 620
Single-Core	51	90
Multi-Core	238	414

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Atom x3-C3230RK	Kirin 620
Frequency	1100 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.1 GHz	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR2/3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	2 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	1333	800
Memory bandwidth	4	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 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 620 is 8% better than Atom x3-C3230RK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Atom x3-C3230RK has 4 more core than Kirin 620. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-450 MP4	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	600 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	35.77	29.81
# 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	6.1	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	16.5	28.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	10.2	19.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.7	17.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.1	23.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	20.3	35.4
Real Racing 3	20.4	38.2
Sniper 3D	16.3	24.8
Need for Speed No Limits	18.4	22.9
Mortal Kombat X	13.3	24.8
CSR Racing 2	11.2	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.
Due to the low performance of the processors, the results of the gaming tests are calculated by analogy with other more powerful CPUs from the site database. 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/AVC, H.265/HEVC	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem	A-GOLD 620
Download speed	21 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	6 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation		GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Atom x3-C3230RK is better: 5
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 28
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel testing and listen to what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Atom x3-C3230RK and Kirin 620, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Atom x3-C3230RK SoC - all data

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

• Atom x3-C3230RK specs and review.

Kirin 620 SoC - all data

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

• Kirin 620 specs and review.