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A8 9600 vs Core i5-4440


Description
The 9600 is based on Excavator architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9600 gets a score of 92.5 k points while the i5-4440 gets 138.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4440 is 1.5 times faster than the 9600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
306c3
Core
Bristol Ridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2016
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
32.75k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.52k points
138.69k 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
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
19.08k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
10.47k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
4.53k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.8k
4.21k (x1.5)
TOTAL
32.75k
38.29k (x1.17)

Multithread

9600

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
38.61k
73.26k (x1.9)
Test#2 (FP)
38.92k
41.01k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.57k
17.12k (x1.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.43k
7.3k (x2.13)
TOTAL
92.52k
138.69k (x1.5)

Performance/W
9600
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
594 points/W
872 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
599 points/W
488 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
178 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
53 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
1423 points/W
1651 points/W

Performance/GHz
9600
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
3429 points/GHz
5783 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4400 points/GHz
3174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
979 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
824 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
TOTAL
9632 points/GHz
11604 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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