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HiSilicon Kirin 620 Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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HiSilicon Kirin 620
Let's talk about the HiSilicon Kirin 620 processor, released in Q1/2015. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency 1.20 GHz, core count 4, and memory support for LPDDR3, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket N/A motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of .

HiSilicon Kirin 620 specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the HiSilicon Kirin 620 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name HiSilicon Kirin 620
Segment Mobile
Family HiSilicon Kirin
Generation 3
CPU group HiSilicon Kirin 620
Predecessor --
Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the HiSilicon Kirin 620: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 1.20 GHz
CPU Cores 4
Turbo (1 Core) 1.20 GHz
CPU Threads 4
Turbo (4 Cores) 1.20 GHz
Hyperthreading No
Overclocking No
Core architecture normal
A core --
B core --
C core --

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in 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 ARM Mali-450 MP4
GPU frequency 0.53 GHz
GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
Execution units 4
Shader 64
Max. GPU Memory --
Max. displays 1
Generation Utgard
DirectX Version 0
Technology 28nm
Release date 2012

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the HiSilicon Kirin 620 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the HiSilicon Kirin 620. 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
Max. Memory
ECC No
Memory channels 1
PCIe version
PCIe lanes

Encryption

Support for AES-NI encryption on the HiSilicon Kirin 620 CPU.

Specification Value
AES-NI No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the 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
TDP (PL1)
TDP up --
TDP (PL2) --
TDP down --
Tjunction max. --

Technical details

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

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Virtualization None
ISA extensions
L2-Cache --
L3-Cache --
Architecture Cortex-A53
Technology 28 nm
Socket N/A
Release date Q1/2015
Part Number --

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on HiSilicon Kirin 620.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown

HiSilicon Kirin 620 benchmarks

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