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Core i5-4278U vs A12 9800


Description
The i5-4278U is based on Haswell architecture while the 9800 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4278U gets a score of 76.2 k points while the 9800 gets 100.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 9800 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4278U. 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
2.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
Socket AM4
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
28 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2X2048 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
July 2014
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
34.55k points
37.86k points
Mean multithread perf.
76.18k points
100.79k 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
i5-4278U
9800
Test#1 (Integers)
17.58k
13.42k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
9.35k
17.61k (x1.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.99k
3.77k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.64k
3.06k (x0.84)
TOTAL
34.55k
37.86k (x1.1)

Multithread

i5-4278U

9800
Test#1 (Integers)
38.45k
40.46k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
23.07k
43.18k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10k
12.78k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.65k
4.37k (x0.94)
TOTAL
76.18k
100.79k (x1.32)

Performance/W
i5-4278U
9800
Test#1 (Integers)
1373 points/W
622 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
824 points/W
664 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
197 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
166 points/W
67 points/W
TOTAL
2721 points/W
1551 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4278U
9800
Test#1 (Integers)
5670 points/GHz
3195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3015 points/GHz
4193 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1288 points/GHz
897 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1173 points/GHz
728 points/GHz
TOTAL
11145 points/GHz
9013 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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