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A8 9600 vs Core i7-5500U


Description
The 9600 is based on Excavator architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9600 gets a score of 92.5 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 9600 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
306d4
Core
Bristol Ridge
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA 1168
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
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2016
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
32.75k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.52k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
17.76k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
14.9k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
4.17k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.8k
3.58k (x1.28)
TOTAL
32.75k
40.41k (x1.23)

Multithread

9600

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
38.61k
34.9k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
38.92k
35.07k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.57k
9.28k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.43k
3.64k (x1.06)
TOTAL
92.52k
82.89k (x0.9)

Performance/W
9600
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
594 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
599 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
178 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
53 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
1423 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
9600
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3429 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4400 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
979 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
824 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
9632 points/GHz
13469 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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