Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i7-11700
Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i7-11700 gets 729 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 1.1 times faster than the 906ED 2.1GHz. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i7-11700 gets 729 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 1.1 times faster than the 906ED 2.1GHz. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ed
a0671
Core
Comet Lake-H
Rocket Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
- W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x48 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
16384 kB
Date
March 2020
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
98.87k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
728.98k points
Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
5.48k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
20.99k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
12.58k (x1.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
21.24k (x1.37)
TOTAL
48.71k
60.28k (x1.24)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
44.15k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
196.6k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
102.57k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
10.64k (x1.44)
TOTAL
316.12k
353.96k (x1.12)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
18.05k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
26.13k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
13.92k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
21.22k (x1.39)
TOTAL
68.37k
79.32k (x1.16)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
160.49k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
225.25k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
113.88k (x1.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
10.64k (x1.43)
TOTAL
485.11k
510.25k (x1.05)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
18.96k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
28.34k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
13.26k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
20.2k (x1.36)
TOTAL
69.14k
80.76k (x1.17)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
164.31k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
253.96k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
115.28k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
10.65k (x1.44)
TOTAL
499.47k
544.2k (x1.09)
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
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
35.12k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
29.24k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
12.56k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
21.95k (x1.4)
TOTAL
86.65k
98.87k (x1.14)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
304k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
304.7k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
109.64k (x1.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
10.64k (x1.41)
TOTAL
657.19k
728.98k (x1.11)
Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)