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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i3-1215U


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-1215U 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 i3-1215U gets 185.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 3.5 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
906a4
Core
Comet Lake-H
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
0.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/8
TDP
- W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
2x1280+2x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
10240 kB
Date
March 2020
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
80.34k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
185.6k 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
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
6.95k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
16.28k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
10.49k (x1.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
9.95k (x0.64)
TOTAL
48.71k
43.67k (x0.9)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
14.97k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
51.01k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
30.47k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
8.59k (x1.16)
TOTAL
316.12k
105.05k (x0.33)

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
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
20.87k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
20.74k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
11.32k (x1.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
8.32k (x0.54)
TOTAL
68.37k
61.26k (x0.9)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
45.12k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
60.59k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
28.48k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
14.06k (x1.89)
TOTAL
485.11k
148.26k (x0.31)

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
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
15.63k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
20.2k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
9.94k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
8.06k (x0.54)
TOTAL
69.14k
53.83k (x0.78)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
35.72k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
56.41k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
25k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
12.48k (x1.69)
TOTAL
499.47k
129.6k (x0.26)

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
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
37.56k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
21.13k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
11.35k (x1.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
10.31k (x0.66)
TOTAL
86.65k
80.34k (x0.93)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
73.97k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
72.37k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
29.61k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
9.65k (x1.28)
TOTAL
657.19k
185.6k (x0.28)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)