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Athlon X4 950 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3


Description
The 950 is based on Excavator architecture while the E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 99.8 k points while the E3-1220 v3 gets 140.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1.4 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-WS
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /4
TDP
65 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x96+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2016
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
34.93k points
39.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
99.8k points
140.76k 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
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
12.44k
19.17k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
10.55k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.54k
4.79k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
4.65k (x1.55)
TOTAL
34.93k
39.16k (x1.12)

Multithread

950

E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
40.75k
73.13k (x1.79)
Test#2 (FP)
42.07k
42.06k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.53k
18.03k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
7.54k (x1.69)
TOTAL
99.8k
140.76k (x1.41)

Performance/W
950
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
627 points/W
914 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
647 points/W
526 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
193 points/W
225 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
1535 points/W
1759 points/W

Performance/GHz
950
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
3274 points/GHz
5478 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4199 points/GHz
3014 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
931 points/GHz
1368 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
788 points/GHz
1328 points/GHz
TOTAL
9193 points/GHz
11188 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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