A9 9420 vs Core i7-5960X
Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the i7-5960X is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the i7-5960X gets 294.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-5960X is 6.4 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the i7-5960X gets 294.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-5960X is 6.4 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
670f00
306f2
Core
Stoney Ridge
Haswell-E
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/2
8/16
TDP
15 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
20480 kB
Date
April 2017
September 2014
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
13.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
294.29k 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
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
11.74k
6.6k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
16.05k
3.8k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
1.41k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
1.34k (x0.66)
TOTAL
33.09k
13.16k (x0.4)
Multithread
9420
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
18.57k
146.65k (x7.9)
Test#2 (FP)
20.11k
100.72k (x5.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
34.09k (x6.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.38k
12.83k (x5.39)
TOTAL
46.33k
294.29k (x6.35)
Performance/W
9420
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
1238 points/W
1047 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1340 points/W
719 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
352 points/W
243 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
159 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
3089 points/W
2102 points/W
Performance/GHz
9420
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
3260 points/GHz
1887 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4458 points/GHz
1086 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
905 points/GHz
403 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
570 points/GHz
384 points/GHz
TOTAL
9192 points/GHz
3759 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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