Cortex A53 running Cortex A73 code
GCC7 A53 vs A73 codegen comparison


A53 codegen: 

	Processor: Unknown @ 1.50GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB NCard + 32GB 00000

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.14.65-61 (aarch64), Compiler: GCC 7.0.0 20160904 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1440

A73 codegen: 

	Processor: Unknown @ 1.50GHz (4 Cores), Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 16GB NCard + 32GB 00000

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 3.14.65-61 (aarch64), Compiler: GCC 7.0.0 20160904 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1440


VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.3.0
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 6.81 |=========================================================
A73 codegen . 7.06 |===========================================================


Fhourstones 3.1
Complex Connect-4 Solving
Kpos / sec > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 3136.27 |========================================================
A73 codegen . 3140.63 |========================================================


FFTW 3.3.4
Build: Stock - Size: 2D FFT Size 2048
Mflops > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 196.93 |=========================================================
A73 codegen . 187.98 |======================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 264703.30 |=====================================================
A73 codegen . 270145.88 |======================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 194408.30 |=====================================================
A73 codegen . 198057.42 |======================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Normal Load - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 598.25 |=========================================================
A73 codegen . 584.80 |========================================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: Buffer Test - Test: Single Thread - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
A53 codegen . 144.95 |========================================
A73 codegen . 204.69 |=========================================================


Stockfish 2014-11-26
Total Time
ms < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 20504 |========================================================
A73 codegen . 21094 |==========================================================


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 245.49 |========================================================
A73 codegen . 248.20 |=========================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 192.70 |=========================================================
A73 codegen . 184.87 |=======================================================


Primesieve 5.4.2
1e12 Prime Number Generation
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 575.31 |=========================================================
A73 codegen . 579.67 |=========================================================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 169 |===========================================================
A73 codegen . 173 |============================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 153.48 |======================================================
A73 codegen . 162.41 |=========================================================


FFmpeg 2.6.2
H.264 HD To NTSC DV
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 191.79 |=========================================================
A73 codegen . 192.25 |=========================================================


N-Queens 1.0
Elapsed Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
A53 codegen . 156.09 |========================================================
A73 codegen . 157.93 |=========================================================