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A9 9420 vs Xeon X5675


Description
The 9420 is based on Excavator architecture while the X5675 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9420 gets a score of 28.9 k points while the X5675 gets 124.9 k points.

Summarizing, the X5675 is 4.3 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
670f00
206c2
Core
Stoney Ridge
Westmere-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.067 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
Micro-BGA
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
6 /12
TDP
15 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
96+2x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2017
February 2011
Mean monothread perf.
33.09k points
21.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.33k points
124.92k points

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
X5675
Test#1 (Integers)
8.41k
8.77k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
11.48k
5.82k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.29k
3.47k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.24k
2.98k (x1.33)
TOTAL
25.41k
21.04k (x0.83)

Multithread

9420

X5675
Test#1 (Integers)
11.25k
53.23k (x4.73)
Test#2 (FP)
13.69k
39.35k (x2.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.09k
27.05k (x12.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.87k
5.28k (x2.83)
TOTAL
28.89k
124.92k (x4.32)

Performance/W
9420
X5675
Test#1 (Integers)
750 points/W
560 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
414 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
139 points/W
285 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
56 points/W
TOTAL
1926 points/W
1315 points/W

Performance/GHz
9420
X5675
Test#1 (Integers)
2336 points/GHz
2529 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3188 points/GHz
1679 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
913 points/GHz
1001 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
621 points/GHz
860 points/GHz
TOTAL
7058 points/GHz
6070 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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