Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   So, which chip or processor is better? Full comparison data of benchmarks Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620, speed examination of GPUs Mali-450 MP4 and Adreno 405.
   This performance comparison includes two processors: Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics of the SoCs, so that it can be 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 WebXPRT 3, AnTuTu 8, Quadrant, PCMark, GFXBench, PassMark, 3DMark, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, Mozilla Kraken, Neocore, Vellamo, even the gaming performance of chips in Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, PUBG, Mortal Kombat, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Sniper 3D, Real Racing 3, Call of Duty: Mobile etc.
   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processors is better to buy Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 or Kirin 620 and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Madout2, 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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Kirin 620

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

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

23%

Kirin 620

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952

Kirin 620

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Kirin 620
Total score	35254	33885
CPU	9879	9480
GPU	13396	12867
MEM	5644	5430
UX	6349	6089

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Kirin 620
Single-Core	93	90
Multi-Core	430	414

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Snapdragon 617 MSM8952	Kirin 620
Frequency	1500 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	8x1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	8x1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	4 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3	LPDDR3x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	4 Gb
Memory Frequency	933	800
Memory bandwidth	6	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	1 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 617 MSM8952 is 19% better than Kirin 620 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Adreno 405	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	59.4	29.81
# of Cores		4
# of Shader Units	48
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	10.3	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	27.1	28.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	19.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	14.2	17.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	23.4	23.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	35.9	35.4
Real Racing 3	30.8	38.2
Sniper 3D	33.4	24.8
Need for Speed No Limits	31.7	22.9
Mortal Kombat X	20.2	24.8
CSR Racing 2	19.4	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	21 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	Qualcomm Snapdragon X8 LTE modem
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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 is better: 18
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 14
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 parallel testing and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both chips Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 and Kirin 620, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 SoC - all data

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

• Snapdragon 617 MSM8952 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.