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Core i5-6200U vs A9 9420


Description
The i5-6200U is based on Skylake architecture while the 9420 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6200U gets a score of 81.2 k points while the 9420 gets 46.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6200U is 1.8 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
670f00
Core
Skylake-U
Stoney Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
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
September 2015
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
38.87k points
33.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
81.18k 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
i5-6200U
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
17.06k
11.74k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
15.24k
16.05k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.35k
3.26k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.22k
2.05k (x0.64)
TOTAL
38.87k
33.09k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-6200U

9420
Test#1 (Integers)
35.68k
18.57k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
33.68k
20.11k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
5.27k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.09k
2.38k (x0.58)
TOTAL
81.18k
46.33k (x0.57)

Performance/W
i5-6200U
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
2378 points/W
1238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2245 points/W
1340 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
352 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
272 points/W
159 points/W
TOTAL
5412 points/W
3089 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6200U
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
6091 points/GHz
3260 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5445 points/GHz
4458 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1196 points/GHz
905 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1150 points/GHz
570 points/GHz
TOTAL
13882 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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