Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2018
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
Released
Q1/2015
Overall score
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HiSilicon Kirin 620
HiSilicon Kirin 620

What's the best choice Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 or HiSilicon Kirin 620? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 has a maximum frequency of 1.95 GHz. 4 Cores. Released in Q3/2018.

HiSilicon Kirin 620 has a maximum frequency of 1.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Released in Q1/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1628 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 38% better overclocked clock speed

    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1443 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1479 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    111 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1838 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions HiSilicon Kirin 620 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1490 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1493 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1740 place

Specifications

Technical data
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
HiSilicon Kirin 620 HiSilicon Kirin 620
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Qualcomm Snapdragon left arrow HiSilicon Kirin
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 left arrow HiSilicon Kirin 620
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    1.95 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Qualcomm Adreno 504 left arrow ARM Mali-450 MP4
  • GPU frequency
    0.50 GHz left arrow 0.53 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.50 GHz left arrow 0.53 GHz
  • Execution units
    0 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    0 left arrow 64
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow 1
  • Generation
    5 left arrow Utgard
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 0
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 28nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow 2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by HiSilicon Kirin 620 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR3 left arrow LPDDR3
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    1 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 and HiSilicon Kirin 620 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 429, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Architecture
    Cortex-A53 left arrow Cortex-A53
  • Technology
    12 nm left arrow 28 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2018 left arrow Q1/2015
  • Part Number
    SDM429 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 and HiSilicon Kirin 620.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
167
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
102
HiSilicon Kirin 620
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
558
Qualcomm Snapdragon 429
505
HiSilicon Kirin 620

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