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Athlon X4 950 vs Core i3-4170


Description
The 950 is based on Excavator architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 99.8 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 950 is 1.1 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
660f51
306c3
Core
Bristol Ridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2016
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.93k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
99.8k points
92.71k 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
950
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
12.44k
22.17k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
12.58k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.54k
5.09k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
4.4k (x1.47)
TOTAL
34.93k
44.24k (x1.27)

Multithread

950

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
40.75k
47k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
42.07k
31.06k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.53k
11.96k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
2.68k (x0.6)
TOTAL
99.8k
92.71k (x0.93)

Performance/W
950
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
627 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
647 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
193 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
1535 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
950
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3274 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4199 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
931 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
788 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
9193 points/GHz
11956 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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