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A9 9420 vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 46.3 k points while the 3206R gets 216 k points.

Summarizing, the 3206R is 4.7 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
50657
Core
Stoney Ridge
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
2/2
8/8
TDP
15 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
11264 kB
Date
April 2017
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
216.02k 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
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
2.56k
1.97k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
9.97k
8.15k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.96k
2.37k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.12k
4.84k (x2.28)
TOTAL
17.61k
17.32k (x0.98)

Multithread

9420

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
3.88k
15.73k (x4.05)
Test#2 (FP)
9.26k
64.78k (x6.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
18.06k (x4.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.74k
5.21k (x2.99)
TOTAL
18.79k
103.77k (x5.52)

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
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
11.74k
12.92k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
16.05k
10.97k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
2.54k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
5.09k (x2.48)
TOTAL
33.09k
31.52k (x0.95)

Multithread

9420

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
18.57k
103.33k (x5.56)
Test#2 (FP)
20.11k
87.67k (x4.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
20.1k (x3.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.38k
4.91k (x2.06)
TOTAL
46.33k
216.02k (x4.66)

Performance/W
9420
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
1238 points/W
1216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1340 points/W
1031 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
352 points/W
237 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
159 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
3089 points/W
2541 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
3260 points/GHz
6801 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4458 points/GHz
5774 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
905 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
570 points/GHz
2678 points/GHz
TOTAL
9192 points/GHz
16588 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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