A9 9420 vs Core i7-930
Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the i7-930 is based on Westmere.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 28.9 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-930 is 2.4 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 28.9 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-930 is 2.4 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
670f00
106a5
Core
Stoney Ridge
Bloomfield
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
15 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2017
February 2010
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
17.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
69.39k 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
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
2.56k
1.94k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
9.97k
4.38k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.96k
2.64k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.12k
2.41k (x1.13)
TOTAL
17.61k
11.37k (x0.65)
Multithread
9420
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
3.88k
7.3k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
9.26k
19.36k (x2.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
13.43k (x3.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.74k
2.01k (x1.16)
TOTAL
18.79k
42.11k (x2.24)
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
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
8.41k
7.28k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
11.48k
4.82k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.29k
2.86k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.24k
2.62k (x1.17)
TOTAL
25.41k
17.58k (x0.69)
Multithread
9420
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
11.25k
28.09k (x2.5)
Test#2 (FP)
13.69k
21.62k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.09k
14.83k (x7.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.87k
4.85k (x2.6)
TOTAL
28.89k
69.39k (x2.4)
Performance/W
9420
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
750 points/W
216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
139 points/W
114 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
37 points/W
TOTAL
1926 points/W
534 points/W
Performance/GHz
9420
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
2336 points/GHz
2372 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3188 points/GHz
1571 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
913 points/GHz
933 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
621 points/GHz
855 points/GHz
TOTAL
7058 points/GHz
5732 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]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4