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Ryzen 7 5800X vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz


Description
The 5800X is based on Zen 3 architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5800X gets a score of 558.4 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.2 times faster than the 5800X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a20f12
906ed
Core
Vermeer
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
105 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
16384 kB
Date
November 2020
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
89.53k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
558.41k 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
5800X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4.98k
5.2k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
20.57k
21.19k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.22k
6.85k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
28.62k
15.48k (x0.54)
TOTAL
66.39k
48.71k (x0.73)

Multithread

5800X

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
35.09k
42.31k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
171.84k
198.07k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.67k
68.37k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.83k
7.38k (x0.68)
TOTAL
325.43k
316.12k (x0.97)

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
5800X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
18.06k
18.76k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
27.15k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.8k
7.15k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
29.51k
15.31k (x0.52)
TOTAL
85.37k
68.37k (x0.8)

Multithread

5800X

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
125.71k
156.95k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
196.66k
250.7k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.22k
70.02k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.92k
7.43k (x0.75)
TOTAL
445.51k
485.11k (x1.09)

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
5800X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
18.88k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
26.41k
28.5k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.39k
6.91k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.06k
14.86k (x0.57)
TOTAL
82.95k
69.14k (x0.83)

Multithread

5800X

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
125.9k
157.47k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
233.26k
265.75k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.66k
68.86k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.21k
7.38k (x0.72)
TOTAL
479.02k
499.47k (x1.04)

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
5800X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
24.3k
33.92k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
26.46k
30k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.18k
7.01k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.58k
15.73k (x0.59)
TOTAL
89.53k
86.65k (x0.97)

Multithread

5800X

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
187.4k
302.78k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
246.12k
278.98k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.16k
67.89k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.74k
7.53k (x0.64)
TOTAL
558.41k
657.19k (x1.18)

Performance/W
5800X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
1785 points/W