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Core i5-4200U vs A9 9420


Description
The i5-4200U is based on Haswell architecture while the 9420 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4200U gets a score of 57.8 k points while the 9420 gets 46.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4200U is 1.2 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
670f00
Core
Haswell
Stoney Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
Micro-BGA
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
June 2013
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
28.85k points
33.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
57.84k points
46.33k 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
i5-4200U
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
14.74k
11.74k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
7.75k
16.05k (x2.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.27k
3.26k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
2.05k (x0.66)
TOTAL
28.85k
33.09k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-4200U

9420
Test#1 (Integers)
27.66k
18.57k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
18.65k
20.11k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.17k
5.27k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.36k
2.38k (x0.55)
TOTAL
57.84k
46.33k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i5-4200U
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
1844 points/W
1238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1243 points/W
1340 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
478 points/W
352 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
291 points/W
159 points/W
TOTAL
3856 points/W
3089 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4200U
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
5669 points/GHz
3260 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2980 points/GHz
4458 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1260 points/GHz
905 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1187 points/GHz
570 points/GHz
TOTAL
11095 points/GHz
9192 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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