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Core i7-7020U vs A9 9425


Description
The i7-7020U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 9425 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7020U gets a score of 73.1 k points while the 9425 gets 41.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7020U is 1.8 times faster than the 9425. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
670f00
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Stoney Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA-FP4
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
96+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
April 2018
May 2018
Mean monothread perf.
33.63k points
31.31k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.15k points
41.73k 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
i7-7020U
9425
Test#1 (Integers)
14.25k
11.23k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
12.72k
14.7k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.81k
3.15k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.86k
2.24k (x0.58)
TOTAL
33.63k
31.31k (x0.93)

Multithread

i7-7020U

9425
Test#1 (Integers)
31.11k
16.58k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
31.15k
17.84k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.9k
5.09k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.99k
2.23k (x0.56)
TOTAL
73.15k
41.73k (x0.57)

Performance/W
i7-7020U
9425
Test#1 (Integers)
2074 points/W
1105 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2076 points/W
1189 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
460 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
266 points/W
148 points/W
TOTAL
4877 points/W
2782 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7020U
9425
Test#1 (Integers)
6196 points/GHz
3034 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5528 points/GHz
3972 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1221 points/GHz
850 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1679 points/GHz
605 points/GHz
TOTAL
14624 points/GHz
8461 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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