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Core i3-12100T vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz


Description
The i3-12100T is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-12100T gets a score of 330.6 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 2 times faster than the i3-12100T. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90675
906ed
Core
Alder Lake-S
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/16
TDP
35 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x48 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
16384 kB
Date
January 2022
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
93.54k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
330.62k 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
i3-12100T
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
6.88k
5.2k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
21.19k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.26k
6.85k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.49k
15.48k (x1.15)
TOTAL
49.98k
48.71k (x0.97)

Multithread

i3-12100T

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
22.03k
42.31k (x1.92)
Test#2 (FP)
84.16k
198.07k (x2.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
46.49k
68.37k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.96k
7.38k (x0.82)
TOTAL
161.65k
316.12k (x1.96)

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
i3-12100T
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
22.39k
18.76k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
22.29k
27.15k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.37k
7.15k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.72k
15.31k (x1.12)
TOTAL
71.76k
68.37k (x0.95)

Multithread

i3-12100T

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
76.69k
156.95k (x2.05)
Test#2 (FP)
104.06k
250.7k (x2.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.2k
70.02k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
7.43k (x0.84)
TOTAL
242.81k
485.11k (x2)

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
i3-12100T
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
22.25k
18.88k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
23.16k
28.5k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.09k
6.91k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.21k
14.86k (x1.12)
TOTAL
71.7k
69.14k (x0.96)

Multithread

i3-12100T

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
77.43k
157.47k (x2.03)
Test#2 (FP)
109.08k
265.75k (x2.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
52.45k
68.86k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.75k
7.38k (x0.84)
TOTAL
247.71k
499.47k (x2.02)

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
i3-12100T
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
43.24k
33.92k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
23.76k
30k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.67k
7.01k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.88k
15.73k (x1.13)
TOTAL
93.54k
86.65k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-12100T

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
150.28k
302.78k (x2.01)
Test#2 (FP)
126.29k
278.98k (x2.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
45.32k
67.89k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.73k
7.53k (x0.86)
TOTAL
330.62k
657.19k (x1.99)

Performance/W
i3-12100T
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4294 points/W