Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of speed tests and benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620, comparison of GPUs Adreno 308 and Mali-450 MP4.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Snapdragon 215 is quad-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went throughpower consumption test and battery life test. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in synthetic type tests like AnTuTu, PCMark, PassMark, Vellamo, 3DMark, Geekbench, Quadrant, GFXBench, WebXPRT 3, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, even the gaming performance of CPUs in Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which chip is better to buy Snapdragon 215 or Kirin 620 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2, Asphalt 9.

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

Snapdragon 215

Kirin 620

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

Snapdragon 215

34%

Kirin 620

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 215

Kirin 620

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 215	Kirin 620
Total score	24681	33885
CPU	6910	9480
GPU	9383	12867
MEM	3943	5430
UX	4442	6089

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 215	Kirin 620
Single-Core	38	90
Multi-Core	134	414

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 215	Kirin 620
Frequency	1300 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	4	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	7 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR 3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	533	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 Snapdragon 215 is 7% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Snapdragon 215 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	Adreno 308	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	27	29.81
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	24
Display	1560 x 720 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	4.3	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	17.6	28.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	9.3	19.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	9.9	17.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	13.5	23.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	22.2	35.4
Real Racing 3	14	38.2
Sniper 3D	17.7	24.8
Need for Speed No Limits	11.2	22.9
Mortal Kombat X	10.7	24.8
CSR Racing 2	13	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
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)	2x 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	Qualcomm Snapdragon X5 LTE modem
Download speed	150 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	50 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	Yes	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which Qualcomm Snapdragon 215 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 29
You need to know 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 those who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs think, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 215 SoC - all data

• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• 3DMark
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile

• Snapdragon 215 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.