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A8 5500 vs Core i7-7700


Description
The 5500 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i7-7700 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500 gets a score of 52.1 k points while the i7-7700 gets 200.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7700 is 3.8 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
610f01
906e9
Core
Trinity
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
Socket FM2
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x64+4x16 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2012
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
22.25k points
67.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
52.13k points
257.52k 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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
8.61k
15.34k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
23.41k (x3.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
5.87k (x1.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
11.07k (x3.39)
TOTAL
22.25k
55.69k (x2.5)

Multithread

5500

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
19.76k
62.68k (x3.17)
Test#2 (FP)
18.75k
105.24k (x5.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.5k
26.35k (x2.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
5.79k (x1.41)
TOTAL
52.13k
200.07k (x3.84)

Performance/W
5500
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
304 points/W
964 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
289 points/W
1619 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
146 points/W
405 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
63 points/W
89 points/W
TOTAL
802 points/W
3078 points/W

Performance/GHz
5500
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
2326 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1968 points/GHz
5575 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1398 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
883 points/GHz
2635 points/GHz
TOTAL
6014 points/GHz
13259 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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