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A9 9420 vs FX 6300


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the 6300 is based on Piledriver.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 26.2 k points while the 6300 gets 66.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 6300 is 2.5 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
600f20
Core
Stoney Ridge
Vishera
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
Socket AM3+
Cores/Threads
2/2
6/6
TDP
15 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
3x2048 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2017
October 2012
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
23.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
66.43k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
9420
6300
Test#1 (Integers)
7.55k
7.71k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
13.9k
7.41k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2.81k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.18k
5.2k (x2.39)
TOTAL
26.74k
23.14k (x0.87)

Multithread

9420

6300
Test#1 (Integers)
9.09k
25.2k (x2.77)
Test#2 (FP)
12.25k
25.83k (x2.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3k
11.47k (x3.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.81k
3.92k (x2.17)
TOTAL
26.15k
66.43k (x2.54)

Performance/W
9420
6300
Test#1 (Integers)
606 points/W
265 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
817 points/W
272 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
200 points/W
121 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
120 points/W
41 points/W
TOTAL
1743 points/W
699 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
6300
Test#1 (Integers)
2096 points/GHz
2030 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3862 points/GHz
1951 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
864 points/GHz
741 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
604 points/GHz
1367 points/GHz
TOTAL
7427 points/GHz
6088 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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