HiSilicon Kirin 620 VS Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

Comparing HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

Comparison of video cards HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 632

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Higher clock speed

1.80 GHz 1.20 GHz

Around -50% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

1.80 GHz 1.20 GHz

Around 33% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of HiSilicon Kirin 620

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 HiSilicon Kirin 620

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and HiSilicon Kirin 620 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 HiSilicon Kirin 620
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon HiSilicon Kirin
Generation	6 3
CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 HiSilicon Kirin 620

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.80 GHz 1.20 GHz
CPU Cores	8 4
Turbo (1 Core)	1.80 GHz 1.20 GHz
CPU Threads	8 4
Hyperthreading	No No
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
A core	4x Kryo 250 Gold --
B core	4x Kryo 250 Silver --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and HiSilicon Kirin 620 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Qualcomm Adreno 506 ARM Mali-450 MP4
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.53 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.60 GHz 0.53 GHz
Execution units	0 4
Shader	96 64
Max. displays	0 1
Generation	5 Utgard
DirectX Version	11 0
Technology	14 nm 28nm
Release date	Q4/2015 2012

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and HiSilicon Kirin 620. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and HiSilicon Kirin 620 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	LPDDR3 LPDDR3
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 1

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and HiSilicon Kirin 620.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 or HiSilicon Kirin 620? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 and HiSilicon Kirin 620 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	None None
Architecture	Kryo 250 Cortex-A53
Technology	14 nm 28 nm
Socket	N/A N/A
Release date	Q3/2018 Q1/2015
Part Number	SDM632 --