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A9 9420 vs Celeron 4205U


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the 4205U is based on Whiskey Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 28.9 k points while the 4205U gets 37.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 4205U is 1.3 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
806ec
Core
Stoney Ridge
Whiskey Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
BGA 1528
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
2048 kB
Date
April 2017
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
20.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
37.61k 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
4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.41k
6.53k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
11.48k
9.46k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.29k
2.28k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.24k
2.34k (x1.04)
TOTAL
25.41k
20.61k (x0.81)

Multithread

9420

4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.25k
12.97k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
13.69k
18.12k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.09k
4.33k (x2.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.87k
2.18k (x1.17)
TOTAL
28.89k
37.61k (x1.3)

Performance/W
9420
4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
750 points/W
865 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
1208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
139 points/W
289 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
146 points/W
TOTAL
1926 points/W
2507 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
4205U
Test#1 (Integers)
2336 points/GHz
3629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3188 points/GHz
5255 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
913 points/GHz
1269 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
621 points/GHz
1298 points/GHz
TOTAL
7058 points/GHz
11451 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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