Athlon X4 950 vs Core i7-6500U
Description
The 950 is based on Excavator architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 99.8 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 950 is 1 times faster than the i7-6500U. 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 i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 950 is 1 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
660f51
406e3
Core
Bristol Ridge
Skylake-U
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
kB
Date
September 2016
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.93k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
99.8k points
97.52k 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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.44k
19.47k (x1.56)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
17.58k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.54k
4.05k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
5.15k (x1.72)
TOTAL
34.93k
46.25k (x1.32)
Multithread
950
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
40.75k
42.05k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
42.07k
40.2k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.53k
9.4k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
5.86k (x1.32)
TOTAL
99.8k
97.52k (x0.98)
Performance/W
950
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
627 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
647 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
193 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
1535 points/W
6501 points/W
Performance/GHz
950
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3274 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4199 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
931 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
788 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
9193 points/GHz
14918 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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