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Core i9-10980XE vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz


Description
The i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10980XE gets a score of 1241.1 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 1.9 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
50657
906ed
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
18/36
8/16
TDP
165 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
18x32+18x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
18x1024 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
25344 kB
16384 kB
Date
November 2019
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
68.33k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
1241.12k points
657.19k 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
i9-10980XE
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
5.2k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
17.94k
21.19k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.5k
6.85k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.64k
15.48k (x1.61)
TOTAL
37.6k
48.71k (x1.3)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
84.93k
42.31k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
409.55k
198.07k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122.88k
68.37k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.12k
7.38k (x0.33)
TOTAL
639.48k
316.12k (x0.49)

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
i9-10980XE
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.03k
18.76k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
23.95k
27.15k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.03k
7.15k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.37k
15.31k (x1.63)
TOTAL
55.38k
68.37k (x1.23)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
316.11k
156.95k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
503.75k
250.7k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
131.82k
70.02k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.24k
7.43k (x0.33)
TOTAL
973.92k
485.11k (x0.5)

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
i9-10980XE
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.4k
18.88k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
20.97k
28.5k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.82k
6.91k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
14.86k (x1.68)
TOTAL
52.05k
69.14k (x1.33)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
316.84k
157.47k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
461.09k
265.75k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
129.82k
68.86k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.09k
7.38k (x0.33)
TOTAL
929.85k
499.47k (x0.54)

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
i9-10980XE
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
29.53k
33.92k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
22.59k
30k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
7.01k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.22k
15.73k (x1.54)
TOTAL
68.33k
86.65k (x1.27)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
587.06k
302.78k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
496.41k
278.98k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
134.66k
67.89k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.99k
7.53k (x0.33)
TOTAL
1241.12k
657.19k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i9-10980XE
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
3558 points/W