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A8 9600 vs Core i7-7660U


Description
The 9600 is based on Excavator architecture while the i7-7660U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9600 gets a score of 92.5 k points while the i7-7660U gets 132.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7660U is 1.4 times faster than the 9600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
806e9
Core
Bristol Ridge
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA 1356
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
4096 kB
Date
September 2016
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
32.75k points
57.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.52k points
132.81k 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
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
22.46k (x1.93)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
19.29k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
4.77k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.8k
10.94k (x3.9)
TOTAL
32.75k
57.46k (x1.75)

Multithread

9600

i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
38.61k
56.67k (x1.47)
Test#2 (FP)
38.92k
46.95k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.57k
12.36k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.43k
16.84k (x4.91)
TOTAL
92.52k
132.81k (x1.44)

Performance/W
9600
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
594 points/W
3778 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
599 points/W
3130 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
178 points/W
824 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
53 points/W
1122 points/W
TOTAL
1423 points/W
8854 points/W

Performance/GHz
9600
i7-7660U
Test#1 (Integers)
3429 points/GHz
5614 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4400 points/GHz
4823 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
979 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
824 points/GHz
2735 points/GHz
TOTAL
9632 points/GHz
14365 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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