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Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs A9 9420


Description
The E5-2680 v4 is based on Broadwell architecture while the 9420 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2680 v4 gets a score of 1162.6 k points while the 9420 gets 46.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2680 v4 is 25.1 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406f1
670f00
Core
Broadwell-EP
Stoney Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
Micro-BGA
Cores/Threads
14/28
2/2
TDP
120 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
14x32+14x32 kB
96+2x32 kB
Cache L2
14x256 kB
1024 kB
Cache L3
35840 kB
0 kB
Date
March 2016
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
41.35k points
33.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
1162.63k 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
E5-2680 v4
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
17.8k
11.74k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
16.51k
16.05k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.47k
3.26k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.56k
2.05k (x0.8)
TOTAL
41.35k
33.09k (x0.8)

Multithread

E5-2680 v4

9420
Test#1 (Integers)
494.82k
18.57k (x0.04)
Test#2 (FP)
514.13k
20.11k (x0.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
132.87k
5.27k (x0.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
20.8k
2.38k (x0.11)
TOTAL
1162.63k
46.33k (x0.04)

Performance/W
E5-2680 v4
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
4124 points/W
1238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4284 points/W
1340 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1107 points/W
352 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
173 points/W
159 points/W
TOTAL
9689 points/W
3089 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2680 v4
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
5393 points/GHz
3260 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5004 points/GHz
4458 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1355 points/GHz
905 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
777 points/GHz
570 points/GHz
TOTAL
12529 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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