Athlon X4 950 vs Core i7-4720HQ
Description
The 950 is based on Excavator architecture while the i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 99.8 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 132.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.3 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 99.8 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 132.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.3 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
660f51
306c3
Core
Bristol Ridge
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2016
January 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.93k points
40.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
99.8k points
132.35k 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
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
12.44k
20.68k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
10.28k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.54k
4.87k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
4.29k (x1.43)
TOTAL
34.93k
40.12k (x1.15)
Multithread
950
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
40.75k
66.84k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
42.07k
42.85k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.53k
16.77k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
5.88k (x1.32)
TOTAL
99.8k
132.35k (x1.33)
Performance/W
950
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
627 points/W
1422 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
647 points/W
912 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
193 points/W
357 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
125 points/W
TOTAL
1535 points/W
2816 points/W
Performance/GHz
950
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3274 points/GHz
5745 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4199 points/GHz
2856 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
931 points/GHz
1352 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
788 points/GHz
1191 points/GHz
TOTAL
9193 points/GHz
11143 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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