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Core i5-4210U vs A8 9600


Description
The i5-4210U is based on Haswell architecture while the 9600 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4210U gets a score of 57.6 k points while the 9600 gets 92.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 9600 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
660f51
Core
Haswell
Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1169
AM4
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
April 2014
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
27.41k points
32.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
57.58k points
92.52k 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
i5-4210U
9600
Test#1 (Integers)
13.79k
11.66k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
7.79k
14.96k (x1.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
3.33k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.72k
2.8k (x1.03)
TOTAL
27.41k
32.75k (x1.19)

Multithread

i5-4210U

9600
Test#1 (Integers)
28.78k
38.61k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
18.99k
38.92k (x2.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.21k
11.57k (x1.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.6k
3.43k (x1.32)
TOTAL
57.58k
92.52k (x1.61)

Performance/W
i5-4210U
9600
Test#1 (Integers)
1919 points/W
594 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1266 points/W
599 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
481 points/W
178 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
174 points/W
53 points/W
TOTAL
3839 points/W
1423 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4210U
9600
Test#1 (Integers)
5108 points/GHz
3429 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2884 points/GHz
4400 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1150 points/GHz
979 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1008 points/GHz
824 points/GHz
TOTAL
10151 points/GHz
9632 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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