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Core i7-4720HQ vs A12 9800


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the 9800 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the 9800 gets 100.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.3 times faster than the 9800. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
660f51
Core
Haswell
Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
Socket AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
47 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2X2048 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
kB
Date
January 2015
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
37.86k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k 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
i7-4720HQ
9800
Test#1 (Integers)
20.68k
13.42k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
10.28k
17.61k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
3.77k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
3.06k (x0.71)
TOTAL
40.12k
37.86k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

9800
Test#1 (Integers)
66.84k
40.46k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
42.85k
43.18k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.77k
12.78k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.88k
4.37k (x0.74)
TOTAL
132.35k
100.79k (x0.76)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
9800
Test#1 (Integers)
1422 points/W
622 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
664 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
197 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
67 points/W
TOTAL
2816 points/W
1551 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
9800
Test#1 (Integers)
5745 points/GHz
3195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2856 points/GHz
4193 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1352 points/GHz
897 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1191 points/GHz
728 points/GHz
TOTAL
11143 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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