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Core i5-4690 vs A12 9720P


Description
The i5-4690 is based on Haswell architecture while the 9720P is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690 gets a score of 163.9 k points while the 9720P gets 65.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690 is 2.5 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
3.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA FP4
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
84 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
0 kB
Date
June 2014
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
45.95k points
28.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
163.95k 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
i5-4690
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
22.97k
10.13k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
13.02k
13.41k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.21k
2.9k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.74k
1.94k (x0.41)
TOTAL
45.95k
28.37k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-4690

9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
85.98k
26.79k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
49.01k
27.87k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.5k
8.23k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.46k
2.37k (x0.25)
TOTAL
163.95k
65.26k (x0.4)

Performance/W
i5-4690
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
1024 points/W
1786 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
583 points/W
1858 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
232 points/W
548 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
113 points/W
158 points/W
TOTAL
1952 points/W
4351 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
5889 points/GHz
2813 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3339 points/GHz
3724 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1337 points/GHz
805 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1216 points/GHz
538 points/GHz
TOTAL
11781 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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