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


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i3-12100T gets 330.6 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
906ed
90675
Core
Comet Lake-H
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/8
TDP
- W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x48 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
12288 kB
Date
March 2020
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
93.54k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
330.62k 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
906ED 2.1GHz
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
6.88k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
17.36k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
12.26k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
13.49k (x0.87)
TOTAL
48.71k
49.98k (x1.03)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
22.03k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
84.16k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
46.49k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
8.96k (x1.21)
TOTAL
316.12k
161.65k (x0.51)

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
906ED 2.1GHz
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
22.39k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
22.29k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
13.37k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
13.72k (x0.9)
TOTAL
68.37k
71.76k (x1.05)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
76.69k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
104.06k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
53.2k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
8.86k (x1.19)
TOTAL
485.11k
242.81k (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
906ED 2.1GHz
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
22.25k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
23.16k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
13.09k (x1.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
13.21k (x0.89)
TOTAL
69.14k
71.7k (x1.04)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
77.43k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
109.08k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
52.45k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
8.75k (x1.19)
TOTAL
499.47k
247.71k (x0.5)

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
906ED 2.1GHz
i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
43.24k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
23.76k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
12.67k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
13.88k (x0.88)
TOTAL
86.65k
93.54k (x1.08)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-12100T
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
150.28k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
126.29k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
45.32k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
8.73k (x1.16)
TOTAL
657.19k
330.62k (x0.5)

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