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Core i3-4170 vs A12 9720P


Description
The i3-4170 is based on Haswell architecture while the 9720P is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4170 gets a score of 92.7 k points while the 9720P gets 65.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the 9720P. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
660f51
Core
Haswell
Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
BGA FP4
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
54 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
March 2015
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
44.24k points
28.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.71k points
65.26k 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
i3-4170
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
22.17k
10.13k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
12.58k
13.41k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.09k
2.9k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
1.94k (x0.44)
TOTAL
44.24k
28.37k (x0.64)

Multithread

i3-4170

9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
47k
26.79k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
31.06k
27.87k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
8.23k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.68k
2.37k (x0.88)
TOTAL
92.71k
65.26k (x0.7)

Performance/W
i3-4170
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
870 points/W
1786 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
575 points/W
1858 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
222 points/W
548 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
50 points/W
158 points/W
TOTAL
1717 points/W
4351 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4170
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
5991 points/GHz
2813 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3401 points/GHz
3724 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1375 points/GHz
805 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1189 points/GHz
538 points/GHz
TOTAL
11956 points/GHz
7880 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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