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A12 9800 vs Core i5-8600


Description
The 9800 is based on Excavator architecture while the i5-8600 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9800 gets a score of 100.8 k points while the i5-8600 gets 317.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8600 is 3.1 times faster than the 9800. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
906ea
Core
Bristol Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
Socket AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/6
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
2X2048 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
9216 kB
Date
September 2016
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
37.86k points
70.3k points
Mean multithread perf.
100.79k points
317.49k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
9800
i5-8600
Test#1 (Integers)
13.42k
28.14k (x2.1)
Test#2 (FP)
17.61k
24.71k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
5.51k (x1.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.06k
11.95k (x3.91)
TOTAL
37.86k
70.3k (x1.86)

Multithread

9800

i5-8600
Test#1 (Integers)
40.46k
159.4k (x3.94)
Test#2 (FP)
43.18k
126.93k (x2.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.78k
26.76k (x2.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.37k
4.4k (x1.01)
TOTAL
100.79k
317.49k (x3.15)

Performance/W
9800
i5-8600
Test#1 (Integers)
622 points/W
2452 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
664 points/W
1953 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
197 points/W
412 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
67 points/W
68 points/W
TOTAL
1551 points/W
4884 points/W

Performance/GHz
9800
i5-8600
Test#1 (Integers)
3195 points/GHz
6543 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4193 points/GHz
5746 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
897 points/GHz
1281 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
728 points/GHz
2780 points/GHz
TOTAL
9013 points/GHz
16350 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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