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A9 9420 vs Core i5-6300HQ


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the i5-6300HQ is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the i5-6300HQ gets 135.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6300HQ is 2.9 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
506e3
Core
Stoney Ridge
Skylake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/4
TDP
15 W
45 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
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
40.99k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
135.14k 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
i5-6300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
11.74k
17.99k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
16.05k
15.61k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
3.56k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
3.83k (x1.87)
TOTAL
33.09k
40.99k (x1.24)

Multithread

9420

i5-6300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
18.57k
64.95k (x3.5)
Test#2 (FP)
20.11k
54.01k (x2.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
11.9k (x2.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.38k
4.29k (x1.8)
TOTAL
46.33k
135.14k (x2.92)

Performance/W
9420
i5-6300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1238 points/W
1443 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1340 points/W
1200 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
352 points/W
264 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
159 points/W
95 points/W
TOTAL
3089 points/W
3003 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
i5-6300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3260 points/GHz
5622 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4458 points/GHz
4878 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
905 points/GHz
1113 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
570 points/GHz
1196 points/GHz
TOTAL
9192 points/GHz
12808 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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