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A9 9420 vs Athlon II X2 260


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the 260 is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 28.9 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 9420 is 1.1 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
100f63
Core
Stoney Ridge
Regor
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
kB
Date
April 2017
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
17.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
27.54k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
9420
260
Test#1 (Integers)
8.41k
6.04k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
11.48k
6.2k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.29k
3.11k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.24k
1.7k (x0.76)
TOTAL
25.41k
17.05k (x0.67)

Multithread

9420

260
Test#1 (Integers)
11.25k
10.02k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
13.69k
10.18k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.09k
5.1k (x2.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.87k
2.25k (x1.2)
TOTAL
28.89k
27.54k (x0.95)

Performance/W
9420
260
Test#1 (Integers)
750 points/W
154 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
139 points/W
78 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
1926 points/W
424 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
260
Test#1 (Integers)
2336 points/GHz
1886 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3188 points/GHz
1939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
913 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
621 points/GHz
532 points/GHz
TOTAL
7058 points/GHz
5328 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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