A9 9420 vs Xeon W3550
Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the W3550 is based on .
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 28.9 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the W3550 is 2.5 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 W3550 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the W3550 is 2.5 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
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
15 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2017
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
73.21k 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
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2.56k
2.3k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
9.97k
5.21k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.96k
3.31k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.12k
3.09k (x1.46)
TOTAL
17.61k
13.92k (x0.79)
Multithread
9420
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
3.88k
8.75k (x2.25)
Test#2 (FP)
9.26k
19.8k (x2.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
12.38k (x3.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.74k
6.17k (x3.55)
TOTAL
18.79k
47.09k (x2.51)
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
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
8.41k
8.34k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
11.48k
5.56k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.29k
3.26k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.24k
3.08k (x1.38)
TOTAL
25.41k
20.24k (x0.8)
Multithread
9420
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
11.25k
32.5k (x2.89)
Test#2 (FP)
13.69k
21.59k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.09k
12.85k (x6.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.87k
6.27k (x3.36)
TOTAL
28.89k
73.21k (x2.53)
Performance/W
9420
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
750 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
139 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
1926 points/W
563 points/W
Performance/GHz
9420
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2336 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3188 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
913 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
621 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
7058 points/GHz
6073 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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