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A8 9600 vs Xeon Silver 4208


Description
The 9600 is based on Excavator architecture while the Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9600 gets a score of 92.5 k points while the Silver 4208 gets 311.6 k points.

Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 3.4 times faster than the 9600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
50657
Core
Bristol Ridge
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 3647
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
65 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
11264 kB
Date
September 2016
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
32.75k points
38.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.52k points
311.57k 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
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
16.86k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
12.08k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
3.37k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.8k
6.29k (x2.24)
TOTAL
32.75k
38.61k (x1.18)

Multithread

9600

Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
38.61k
150.99k (x3.91)
Test#2 (FP)
38.92k
118.54k (x3.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.57k
33.44k (x2.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.43k
8.6k (x2.51)
TOTAL
92.52k
311.57k (x3.37)

Performance/W
9600
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
594 points/W
1776 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
599 points/W
1395 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
178 points/W
393 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
53 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
1423 points/W
3666 points/W

Performance/GHz
9600
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
3429 points/GHz
5269 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4400 points/GHz
3776 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
979 points/GHz
1054 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
824 points/GHz
1966 points/GHz
TOTAL
9632 points/GHz
12065 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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