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A9 9420 vs Core i3-10100


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the i3-10100 is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the i3-10100 gets 162.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-10100 is 3.5 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
a0653
Core
Stoney Ridge
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2017
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
55.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
162.33k 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
9420
i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
11.74k
22.74k (x1.94)
Test#2 (FP)
16.05k
20.31k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
4.71k (x1.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
7.65k (x3.73)
TOTAL
33.09k
55.41k (x1.67)

Multithread

9420

i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
18.57k
71.95k (x3.87)
Test#2 (FP)
20.11k
67.7k (x3.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
16.43k (x3.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.38k
6.25k (x2.63)
TOTAL
46.33k
162.33k (x3.5)

Performance/W
9420
i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
1238 points/W
1107 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1340 points/W
1042 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
352 points/W
253 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
159 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
3089 points/W
2497 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
3260 points/GHz
5288 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4458 points/GHz
4724 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
905 points/GHz
1095 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
570 points/GHz
1779 points/GHz
TOTAL
9192 points/GHz
12886 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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