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A9 9420 vs Core i3-8130U


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the i3-8130U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the i3-8130U gets 88.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-8130U is 1.9 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
806ea
Core
Stoney Ridge
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
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
4096 kB
Date
April 2017
February 2018
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
47.35k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
88.35k 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
i3-8130U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.74k
21.09k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
16.05k
19.41k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
4.05k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
2.8k (x1.37)
TOTAL
33.09k
47.35k (x1.43)

Multithread

9420

i3-8130U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.57k
38.23k (x2.06)
Test#2 (FP)
20.11k
38.89k (x1.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
8.75k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.38k
2.47k (x1.04)
TOTAL
46.33k
88.35k (x1.91)

Performance/W
9420
i3-8130U
Test#1 (Integers)
1238 points/W
2549 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1340 points/W
2593 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
352 points/W
584 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
159 points/W
165 points/W
TOTAL
3089 points/W
5890 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
i3-8130U
Test#1 (Integers)
3260 points/GHz
6204 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4458 points/GHz
5708 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
905 points/GHz
1190 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
570 points/GHz
823 points/GHz
TOTAL
9192 points/GHz
13925 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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