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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i5-12400F


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F gets 399.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.6 times faster than the i5-12400F. 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
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
- W
117 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32/0x64+6x48/0x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x1280+0x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
18432 kB
Date
March 2020
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
76.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
399.39k 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
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
7.43k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
18.64k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
13.15k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
14.82k (x0.96)
TOTAL
48.71k
54.04k (x1.11)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
36.23k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
134.76k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
84.06k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
16.71k (x2.27)
TOTAL
316.12k
271.76k (x0.86)

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
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
24.18k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
23.85k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
14.42k (x2.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
14.87k (x0.97)
TOTAL
68.37k
77.32k (x1.13)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
122.98k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
168.77k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
96.11k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
16.32k (x2.2)
TOTAL
485.11k
404.19k (x0.83)

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
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
24.24k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
24.74k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
13.95k (x2.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
14.47k (x0.97)
TOTAL
69.14k
77.41k (x1.12)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
126.87k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
186.48k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
92.37k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
15.45k (x2.09)
TOTAL
499.47k
421.18k (x0.84)

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
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
33.85k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
20.33k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
10.51k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
11.77k (x0.75)
TOTAL
86.65k
76.46k (x0.88)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
174.21k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
141.31k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
64.86k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
19.01k (x2.52)
TOTAL
657.19k
399.39k (x0.61)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)