Apple A6 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Apple A6

The Apple A6 is a dual-core SoC found in the iPhone 5 with ARM compatible CPU cores. The A6 was developed by Apple and supports the extended ARMv7s instruction set. The clock rate of the CPU is between 800 to 1200 MHz depending on the CPU load. The integrated GPU is a PowerVR SGX543MP3 at 266 MHz.

HiSilicon Kirin 620

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The HiSilicon Kirin 620 is an ARM-based octa core SoC for mid-range smartphones. It was announced at the end of 2014 and features eight ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1.2 GHz (max.). Furthermore, the processor integrates a ARM Mali-450 MP4 graphics card, an LPDDR3 memory controller, an LTE Cat.4 modem, 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. The chip is manufactured in 28nm and relatively power efficient.

HiSilicon Kirin 930

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The HiSilicon Kirin 930 is an ARM-based octa-core SoC (system-on-a-chip) for smartphones and tablets. It was launched in the first half of 2015. It integrates two quad-core clusters of Cortex-A53 cores (big.LITTLE). The performance cluster clocks at up to 2 GHz, the power saving cluster at up to 1.5 GHz. Furthermore, the SoC integrates a ARM Mali-T628 MP4 graphics card and LTE Cat. 6 modem. The SoC is manufactured in 28nm and thanks to the small Cortex-A53 cores also suited for smaller smartphones.

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Model

Apple A6

HiSilicon Kirin 620

HiSilicon Kirin 930

Series

Apple

Series: Cortex-A53

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HiSilicon Kirin 9000W	1.53 - 2.49 GHz	12 / 12
UNISOC Tiger T310	1.8 - 2 GHz	4 / 4
Rockchip RK3288	1.8 GHz	4 / 4
Apple A6x	1.4 GHz	2
Apple A6 «	1 GHz	2
Apple S5		2 / 2
HiSilicon k3v2 Hi3620	1.2 GHz	4 / 4
Rockchip RK3066 1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz	2 / 2
Amlogic AML8726-MX	1.5 GHz	2 / 2
Rockchip RK3168	1.2 GHz	2 / 2
Rockchip RK2918 1.2 GHz	1.2 GHz	1 / 1
ARM Cortex A8 1.2 GHz	1.2 GHz	1 / 1
Telechips TCC8803 1GHz	1 GHz	1 / 1
Loongson 2F 900MHz	0.9 GHz	1 / 1
CSR8670	0.08 GHz	2
ARM Cortex-M4
HiSilicon Hi6262
DK3.5+ST		2
unknown

JLQ JR510	1.5 - 2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 935	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 659	2.36 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 658	2.35 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 655	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 650	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 930	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 620 «	1.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908	1.2 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53

JLQ JR510	1.5 - 2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 935	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 659	2.36 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 658	2.35 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 655	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 650	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 930 «	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 620	1.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/A 1.5 GHz	1.5 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8163 V/B 1.3 GHz	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
MediaTek MT8161	1.3 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53
Marvell Armada PXA1908	1.2 GHz	4 / 4	Cortex-A53

Clock

1000 MHz

1200 MHz

2000 MHz

Cores / Threads

8 / 8

Technology

32 nm

28 nm

Architecture

ARM

Announced

Codename

Cortex-A53

Features

ARMv8-ISA, Mali-450 MP4, LTE (Cat. 4), LPDDR3 Memory Controller

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 GPU, 4x Cortex-A53e (2.0 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.5 GHz, big.LITTLE), LTE Cat. 6, 2x 32 Bit LPDDR3-1600 Memory Controller

iGPU

ARM Mali-450 MP4

ARM Mali-T628 MP4 ( - 600 MHz)

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics

100%

A6 +

7961 Points (6%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 5c	A6	SGX543MP3 266 MHz	1 GB	7961

86%

Kirin 620 +

min: 6531 avg: 6885 median: 6884.5 (6%) max: 7238 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 4X	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	6531
Huawei P8 lite	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	7238

117%

Kirin 930 +

9337 Points (8%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei MediaPad M2 10 inch	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4	2 GB
Huawei P8	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4 600 MHz	3 GB	9337

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics

100%

A6 +

7816 Points (6%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 5c	A6	SGX543MP3 266 MHz	1 GB	7816

88%

Kirin 620 +

min: 6434 avg: 6917 median: 6916.5 (6%) max: 7399 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 4X	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	6434
Huawei P8 lite	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	7399

122%

Kirin 930 +

min: 9404 avg: 9487 median: 9499 (8%) max: 9557 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei P8	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4 600 MHz	3 GB	9404
Huawei MediaPad M2	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4	2 GB	9499
Huawei MediaPad M2 10 inch	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4	2 GB	9557

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics

100%

¹ Kirin 620 +

min: 6861 avg: 7534 median: 7533.5 (6%) max: 8206 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 4X	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	6861
Huawei P8 lite	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	8206

139%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Apple iPhone 5	A6	SGX543MP3 266 MHz	1 GB	701
Apple iPhone 5c	A6	SGX543MP3 266 MHz	1 GB	710

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei P8 lite	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4 Stock Browser	2 GB	15866
Honor 4X	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4 Android 4.4. KK	2 GB	18885

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei MediaPad M2 10 inch	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4 Chrome 49	2 GB	9903
Huawei MediaPad M2	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4 Android 5.1	2 GB	11544
Huawei P8	Kirin 930	Mali-T628 MP4 600 MHz Android 5.0 Lollipop Stock-Browser	3 GB	11808

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Honor 4X	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4 v5.7	2 GB	30558
Huawei P8 lite	Kirin 620	Mali-450 MP4	2 GB	34247

Apple A6 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs HiSilicon Kirin 930

Apple A6

HiSilicon Kirin 620

HiSilicon Kirin 930

Benchmarks

Average Benchmarks Apple A6 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 620 → 68% n=6

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 → 88% n=6

Average Benchmarks Apple A6 → 100% ⁿ⁼⁶

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 620 → 68% ⁿ⁼⁶

Average Benchmarks HiSilicon Kirin 930 → 88% ⁿ⁼⁶