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A8 9600 vs Core i5-4210U


Description
The 9600 is based on Excavator architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9600 gets a score of 92.5 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 9600 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
40651
Core
Bristol Ridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2016
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
32.75k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.52k points
57.58k 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
9600
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
13.79k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
7.79k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
3.11k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.8k
2.72k (x0.97)
TOTAL
32.75k
27.41k (x0.84)

Multithread

9600

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
38.61k
28.78k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
38.92k
18.99k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.57k
7.21k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.43k
2.6k (x0.76)
TOTAL
92.52k
57.58k (x0.62)

Performance/W
9600
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
594 points/W
1919 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
599 points/W
1266 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
178 points/W
481 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
53 points/W
174 points/W
TOTAL
1423 points/W
3839 points/W

Performance/GHz
9600
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
3429 points/GHz
5108 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4400 points/GHz
2884 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
979 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
824 points/GHz
1008 points/GHz
TOTAL
9632 points/GHz
10151 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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