Test Methodology
Comparison Processor Configurations |
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| CPU | Intel |
AMD |
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Core i5-4210Y |
Core i5-4250U |
Core i3-4330 |
Core i5-4670 |
A8-7600K |
A10-7850K |
A8-6500T |
Athlon 5350 |
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| CPU TDP | 11.5W |
15W |
54W |
84W |
65W/45W |
95W |
65W |
25W |
| Socket | BGA 1168 |
BGA 1168 |
LGA 1150 |
LGA 1150 |
FM2+ |
FM2+ |
FM2 |
AM1 |
| Fabrication | 22nm |
22nm |
22nm |
22nm |
28nm |
28nm |
32nm |
28nm |
| Motherboard | Sony Vaio Haswell ULT |
Intel NUC Reference |
Gigabyte Z87-D3HP |
ASRock FM2A88X-ITX+ |
ASRock AM1B-ITX+ |
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| BIOS | R0290V8 |
2135 |
F5 |
1.90 |
1.0 |
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| DDR3 Memory | 4GB (1x4GB) |
8GB (2x4GB) |
AMD Gamer Series 16GB (2x8GB) |
AMD Gamer Series 4GB (1x4GB) |
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| Memory Timings | 11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
11-11-11-28-1T @ 1,600MHz |
9-10-9-27-2T @ 1,866MHz |
10-11-11-28-2T @ 2,133MHz |
9-10-9-27-2T @ 1,600MHz |
9-9-9-28-2T @ 1,600MHz |
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| Integrated Graphics | HD 4200 |
HD 5000 |
HD 4600 |
HD 4600 |
Radeon R7 |
Radeon R7 |
HD 8550D |
Radeon R3 |
| Disk Drive | Toshiba THNSNH128GMCT 128GB |
Plextor PX-128M5M 128GB |
Samsung 840 Pro 250GB |
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| Chassis | Sony Tap 11 |
Intel NUC D54250WYK |
Corsair Graphite 600T |
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| Power Supply | Sony External (44W) |
Intel External (65W) |
Corsair AX760i (760W) |
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| Operating System | Windows 8.1 64-bit |
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CPU and Memory Benchmarks |
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| HEXUS PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places | |||||||
| Cinebench R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores | |||||||
| wPrime 2.1.0 | Another number-crunching benchmark that stresses all available CPU cores/threads | |||||||
| AIDA64 v4.00.2746 | Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency | |||||||
Multimedia Benchmarks |
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| LuxMark 2.0 | An OpenCL rendering benchmark | |||||||
| Musemage 1.9.6 | An OpenCL image-manipulation benchmark (64-bit) | |||||||
| Handbrake 0.9.9.1 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores (64-bit) | |||||||
System Benchmarks |
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| PCMark 8 v2.0 | System-wide examination that uses the Home preset, run with OpenCL acceleration | |||||||
| 3DMark | DX11, run at the Firestrike default test | |||||||
| SiSoft Sandra 2014 | Aggregate score that takes a composite of 12 system-wide benchmarks | |||||||
Gaming Benchmarks |
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| BioShock Infinite | DX9, 1,280x720, medium quality | |||||||
| GRID 2 | DX9, 1,280x720, high quality | |||||||
| Total War: Rome II | DX9, 1,280x720, medium quality | |||||||
Miscellaneous Benchmarks |
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| Power Consumption | While idling and when running wPrime and GRID 2 | |||||||
Notes
We're focussing on how the technology behind Kabini deals with our benchmarks. The Athlon 5350 is run through our standard CPU suite, and we can see relative performance against a wide range of processors outfitted with an equally wide range of TDPs. Let's be clear at the outset, the Athlon 5350 is the cheapest processor here, by some margin, so benchmark results should be taken in context.
We'll be updating the benchmarks with an Intel G3220 chip retailing for the same £40 or so as the Athlon 5350. Intel Bay Trail numbers will also be added as soon as we have a board available.
