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A9 9420 vs Core i3-1005G1


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the i3-1005G1 is based on Ice Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the i3-1005G1 gets 116.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-1005G1 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
706e5
Core
Stoney Ridge
Ice Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
1.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
BGA 1526
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
2x32+2x48 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
2x512 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2017
August 2019
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
50.62k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
116.63k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
9420
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
2.56k
3.07k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
9.97k
13.76k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.96k
8k (x2.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.12k
6.59k (x3.1)
TOTAL
17.61k
31.42k (x1.78)

Multithread

9420

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
3.88k
8k (x2.06)
Test#2 (FP)
9.26k
35.53k (x3.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
18.53k (x4.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.74k
4.3k (x2.47)
TOTAL
18.79k
66.36k (x3.53)

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
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
8.41k
10.52k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
11.48k
17.6k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.29k
8.76k (x2.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.24k
6.55k (x2.93)
TOTAL
25.41k
43.44k (x1.71)

Multithread

9420

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
11.25k
26.86k (x2.39)
Test#2 (FP)
13.69k
42.38k (x3.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.09k
20.65k (x9.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.87k
4.21k (x2.25)
TOTAL
28.89k
94.1k (x3.26)

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
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
7.55k
11.93k (x1.58)
Test#2 (FP)
13.9k
16.99k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
6.43k (x2.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.18k
4.59k (x2.11)
TOTAL
26.74k
39.93k (x1.49)

Multithread

9420

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
9.09k
29.07k (x3.2)
Test#2 (FP)
12.25k
46.14k (x3.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3k
19.47k (x6.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.81k
4.18k (x2.32)
TOTAL
26.15k
98.86k (x3.78)

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
9420
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
11.74k
19.45k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
16.05k
16.75k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
8.04k (x2.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
6.38k (x3.11)
TOTAL
33.09k
50.62k (x1.53)

Multithread

9420

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
18.57k
46.52k (x2.5)
Test#2 (FP)
20.11k
48.76k (x2.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
17.12k (x3.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.38k
4.23k (x1.78)
TOTAL
46.33k
116.63k (x2.52)

Performance/W
9420
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
1238 points/W
3102 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1340 points/W
3251 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
352 points/W
1141 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
159 points/W
282 points/W
TOTAL
3089 points/W
7776 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
3260 points/GHz
5721 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4458 points/GHz
4926 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
905 points/GHz
2365 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
570 points/GHz
1877 points/GHz
TOTAL
9192 points/GHz
14889 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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