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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz


Description
The 3600 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 348.4 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.9 times faster than the 3600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
906ed
Core
Matisse
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
16384 kB
Date
July 2019
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
70.55k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
348.35k 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
3600
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4.2k
5.2k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
21.19k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.5k
6.85k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.79k
15.48k (x0.65)
TOTAL
52.85k
48.71k (x0.92)

Multithread

3600

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
22.11k
42.31k (x1.91)
Test#2 (FP)
108.04k
198.07k (x1.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.81k
68.37k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
36.39k
7.38k (x0.2)
TOTAL
223.36k
316.12k (x1.42)

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
3600
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.38k
18.76k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
21.94k
27.15k (x1.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.97k
7.15k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.76k
15.31k (x0.62)
TOTAL
70.05k
68.37k (x0.98)

Multithread

3600

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
96.91k
156.95k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
135.12k
250.7k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.39k
70.02k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
56.43k
7.43k (x0.13)
TOTAL
358.85k
485.11k (x1.35)

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
3600
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.04k
18.88k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
20.95k
28.5k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.57k
6.91k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.71k
14.86k (x0.68)
TOTAL
66.27k
69.14k (x1.04)

Multithread

3600

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
94.36k
157.47k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
141.73k
265.75k (x1.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
69.38k
68.86k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
32.72k
7.38k (x0.23)
TOTAL
338.19k
499.47k (x1.48)

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
3600
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.04k
33.92k (x2.11)
Test#2 (FP)
24.47k
30k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.38k
7.01k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.66k
15.73k (x0.73)
TOTAL
70.55k
86.65k (x1.23)

Multithread

3600

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
113.63k
302.78k (x2.66)
Test#2 (FP)
143.55k
278.98k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
63.84k
67.89k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.34k
7.53k (x0.28)
TOTAL
348.35k
657.19k (x1.89)

Performance/W
3600
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
1748 points/W