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A8 5500 vs Core i3-2120


Description
The 5500 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500 gets a score of 52.1 k points while the i3-2120 gets 53.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-2120 is 1 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
610f01
206a7
Core
Trinity
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
Socket FM2
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x64+4x16 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x2048 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
October 2012
February 2012
Mean monothread perf.
22.25k points
24.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
52.13k points
53.48k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
5500
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
8.61k
9.07k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
8.25k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
3.99k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
2.92k (x0.89)
TOTAL
22.25k
24.23k (x1.09)

Multithread

5500

i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
19.76k
20.86k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
18.75k
19.51k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.5k
10.09k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
3.03k (x0.74)
TOTAL
52.13k
53.48k (x1.03)

Performance/W
5500
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
304 points/W
321 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
289 points/W
300 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
146 points/W
155 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
63 points/W
47 points/W
TOTAL
802 points/W
823 points/W

Performance/GHz
5500
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
2326 points/GHz
2748 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1968 points/GHz
2499 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
883 points/GHz
886 points/GHz
TOTAL
6014 points/GHz
7343 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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