Ryzen 9 3900X vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz
Description
The 3900X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3900X gets a score of 756.3 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 3900X is 1.2 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 3900X gets a score of 756.3 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 3900X is 1.2 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
870f10
906ed
Core
Matisse
Comet Lake-H
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12/24
8/16
TDP
105 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
12x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
4x16384 kB
16384 kB
Date
July 2019
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
72.51k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
756.3k 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
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4.46k
5.2k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
18.46k
21.19k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.05k
6.85k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.71k
15.48k (x0.65)
TOTAL
54.68k
48.71k (x0.89)
Multithread
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
52.65k
42.31k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
265.41k
198.07k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
140.78k
68.37k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
46.91k
7.38k (x0.16)
TOTAL
505.76k
316.12k (x0.63)
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
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
17.35k
18.76k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
25.87k
27.15k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.72k
7.15k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.86k
15.31k (x0.55)
TOTAL
79.8k
68.37k (x0.86)
Multithread
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
201.57k
156.95k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
284.41k
250.7k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
145.16k
70.02k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
100.56k
7.43k (x0.07)
TOTAL
731.7k
485.11k (x0.66)
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
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.95k
18.88k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
25.37k
28.5k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.23k
6.91k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.83k
14.86k (x0.6)
TOTAL
76.38k
69.14k (x0.91)
Multithread
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
196.31k
157.47k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
290.5k
265.75k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
143.95k
68.86k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
64.92k
7.38k (x0.11)
TOTAL
695.69k
499.47k (x0.72)
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
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.73k
33.92k (x2.03)
Test#2 (FP)
24.74k
30k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.82k
7.01k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.22k
15.73k (x0.71)
TOTAL
72.51k
86.65k (x1.2)
Multithread
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
248.24k
302.78k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
309.66k
278.98k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
140.01k
67.89k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
58.39k
7.53k (x0.13)
TOTAL
756.3k
657.19k (x0.87)
Performance/W
3900X
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
2364 points/W