Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i5-1235U
Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-1235U 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 i5-1235U gets 297.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 2.2 times faster than the i5-1235U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i5-1235U gets 297.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 2.2 times faster than the i5-1235U. 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-U
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/16
10/12
TDP
- W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32/8x64+2x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
1x1280+4x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
12288 kB
Date
March 2020
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
81.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
297.46k 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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
7.33k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
18.27k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
12.8k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
13.2k (x0.85)
TOTAL
48.71k
51.61k (x1.06)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
29.24k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
83.32k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
54.53k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
4.99k (x0.68)
TOTAL
316.12k
172.07k (x0.54)
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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
23.53k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
23.51k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
14.71k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
13.24k (x0.86)
TOTAL
68.37k
74.99k (x1.1)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
106.07k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
115.88k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
60.53k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
5.88k (x0.79)
TOTAL
485.11k
288.36k (x0.59)
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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
23.03k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
24.11k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
13.9k (x2.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
12.11k (x0.82)
TOTAL
69.14k
73.15k (x1.06)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
111.78k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
124.18k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
59.87k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
5.76k (x0.78)
TOTAL
499.47k
301.58k (x0.6)
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
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
36.73k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
22.09k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
11.24k (x1.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
11.58k (x0.74)
TOTAL
86.65k
81.64k (x0.94)
Multithread
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
130.18k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
110.21k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
50.76k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
6.31k (x0.84)
TOTAL
657.19k
297.46k (x0.45)
Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)