Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620

Comparisons   11-03-2021
   Well, which processor or chip is better? Full compare data of benchmarks Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620, speed examination of GPUs Mali-T628 MP6 and Mali-450 MP4.
   This performance comparison involves two processors: Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A15) and Kirin 620 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel benchmarking in software tests like Neocore, GFXBench, Vellamo, Octane V2, GeekBench 6, 5, WebXPRT 3, PassMark, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Mozilla Kraken, 3DMark, PCMark, and how good the SoCs are in games Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Real Racing 3, Sniper 3D, Fortnite, Call of Duty: Mobile, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, PUBG etc.
   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processors is better to buy Exynos 5 Octa 5420 or Kirin 620 and which chip is better for gaming: Madout2, Asphalt 9, Need for Speed No Limits, CSR Racing 2.

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Kirin 620

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

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

21%

Kirin 620

24%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Kirin 620

Antutu v10, 9

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Kirin 620
Total score	33608	33885
CPU	9416	9480
GPU	12777	12867
MEM	5370	5430
UX	6058	6089

GeekBench 6, 5.2

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

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Kirin 620
Single-Core	89	90
Multi-Core	410	414

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Exynos 5 Octa 5420	Kirin 620
Frequency	1900 MHz	1200 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 4x1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A7	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	1650	800
Memory bandwidth	7	28
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
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 5 Octa 5420 is 36% 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	Mali-T628 MP6	Mali-450 MP4
GPU Frequency	680 MHz	500 MHz
GFloPS	176	29.81
# of Cores	6	4
# of Shader Units
Display	2560 x 1600 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	9.5	11.9
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	26.5	28.4
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	17.6	19.1
Call of Duty: Mobile	15.2	17.4
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	21.2	23.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	33.3	35.4
Real Racing 3	30.8	38.2
Sniper 3D	38.7	24.8
Need for Speed No Limits	21.1	22.9
Mortal Kombat X	22.9	24.8
CSR Racing 2	22.9	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	60	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	FullHD
Codec support	H.264, H.265/HEVC, VP8	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	42 MBit/s.	150 MBit/s.
Upload speed	11 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 Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420 is better: 12
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 620 is better: 22
Please note that you do not need to sightlessly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of joint comparison and hear what people think who really appreciated the capabilities of both processors Exynos 5 Octa 5420 and Kirin 620, and also read the test results on the links under the article.

Exynos 5 Octa 5420 SoC - all data

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

• Exynos 5 Octa 5420 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.