HiSilicon Kirin 960 vs HiSilicon Kirin 620 vs HiSilicon Kirin 960s

HiSilicon Kirin 960

The HiSilicon Kirin 960 is an ARM based high-end octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablet, which was introduced with the Huawei Mate 9 in November 2016. Besides 8 CPU cores (4x Cortex-A73, 4x Cortex-A53), the SoC is also equipped with a modern Mali-G71 MP8 graphics adapter, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller as well as an LTE Cat. 12/13 modem. It is one of the fastest ARM SoCs in the end of 2016. The Kirin 960 is manufactured in a modern 16-nm process at TSMC.

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 960s

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The HiSilicon Kirin 960S is an ARM based mid-range octa-core SoC for smartphones and tablets, which was introduced with the 2018 10.5-inch Huawei MediaPad M5. Compared to the normal Kirin 960, the 960S offers an additional NPU for AI calculations from the Kirin 970. Looks like to be slower clocked than the older Kirin 960.

Besides 8 CPU cores (4x Cortex-A73, 4x Cortex-A53), the SoC is also equipped with a modern Mali-G71 MP8 graphics adapter, a dual-channel LPDDR4 memory controller as well as an LTE Cat. 12/13 modem. It is one of the fastest ARM SoCs in the end of 2016. The Kirin 960 is manufactured in a modern 16-nm process at TSMC.

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Model

HiSilicon Kirin 960

HiSilicon Kirin 620

HiSilicon Kirin 960s

Series

Codename

Cortex-A73/-A53

Cortex-A53

Cortex-A73/-A53

Series: Cortex-A73/-A53

HiSilicon Kirin 970	2.4 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960 «	2.4 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-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

HiSilicon Kirin 970	2.4 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960	2.4 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 960s «	2.1 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710	2.2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53
HiSilicon Kirin 710A	2 GHz	8 / 8	Cortex-A73/-A53

Clock

2400 MHz

1200 MHz

2100 MHz

Cores / Threads

8 / 8

Technology

16 nm

28 nm

16 nm

Features

ARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory Controller

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

ARM Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, 4x Cortex-A73 (2.4 GHz) + 4x Cortex-A53 (1.8 GHz, big.LITTLE), 2x 32 Bit LPDDR4 Memory Controller

iGPU

ARM Mali-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)

ARM Mali-450 MP4

ARM Mali-G71 MP8 ( - 900 MHz)

Architecture

ARM

Announced

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics

100%

¹ 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

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics

100%

¹ 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

3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics

100%

Kirin 960 +

min: 14456 avg: 15019 median: 15116.5 (13%) max: 15341 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	14456
Huawei P10 Plus	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	14934
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz	4 GB	15104
Honor 8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	15129
Honor 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	15150
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	15341

50%

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

97%

Kirin 960s +

14698 Points (12%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8	Kirin 960s	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	14698

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics

100%

¹ Kirin 960 +

min: 1817 avg: 2147 median: 2018 (24%) max: 2552 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei P10 Plus	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	1817
Honor 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	1915
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz	4 GB	1997
Honor 8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	6 GB	2018
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	2327
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	2405
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8	4 GB	2552

115%

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz Chrome 54	4 GB	2734
Huawei P10 Plus	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 58.0.3029.83	6 GB	3107
Huawei P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 56	4 GB	3129
Honor 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 59	4 GB	3149
Honor 8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome Version 57	6 GB	3157
Huawei MediaPad M5 10.8 Pro	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 68.0.3440.91	4 GB	3575
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Chrome 66	4 GB	3734

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 P10	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 Android WebView 3.2.6	4 GB	7346
Huawei Mate 9	Kirin 960	Mali-G71 MP8 900 MHz Android WebView 3.2.6	4 GB	7565

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

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