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Core i7-5500U vs Athlon X4 950


Description
The i7-5500U is based on Broadwell architecture while the 950 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-5500U gets a score of 82.9 k points while the 950 gets 99.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 950 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306d4
660f51
Core
Broadwell-U
Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
AM4
Cores/Threads
2 /4
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
0 kB
Date
March 2015
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
40.41k points
34.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
82.89k points
99.8k 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
i7-5500U
950
Test#1 (Integers)
17.76k
12.44k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
14.9k
15.96k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.17k
3.54k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.58k
3k (x0.84)
TOTAL
40.41k
34.93k (x0.86)

Multithread

i7-5500U

950
Test#1 (Integers)
34.9k
40.75k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
35.07k
42.07k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.28k
12.53k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.64k
4.45k (x1.22)
TOTAL
82.89k
99.8k (x1.2)

Performance/W
i7-5500U
950
Test#1 (Integers)
2327 points/W
627 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2338 points/W
647 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
619 points/W
193 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
243 points/W
68 points/W
TOTAL
5526 points/W
1535 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5500U
950
Test#1 (Integers)
5920 points/GHz
3274 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4966 points/GHz
4199 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1390 points/GHz
931 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1193 points/GHz
788 points/GHz
TOTAL
13469 points/GHz
9193 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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