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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i7-12700H


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-12700H 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 i7-12700H gets 643.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1 times faster than the i7-12700H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
906a3
Core
Comet Lake-H
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
8/16
14/20
TDP
- W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
24576 kB
Date
March 2020
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
93.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
643.29k 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
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
7.95k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
19.74k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
13.29k (x1.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
14.97k (x0.97)
TOTAL
48.71k
55.95k (x1.15)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
53.64k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
171.15k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
94.92k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
9.24k (x1.25)
TOTAL
316.12k
328.95k (x1.04)

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
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
24.26k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
24.03k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
14.75k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
12.08k (x0.79)
TOTAL
68.37k
75.12k (x1.1)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
199.99k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
218.01k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
102.62k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
9.42k (x1.27)
TOTAL
485.11k
530.04k (x1.09)

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
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
25.81k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
26.18k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
14.71k (x2.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
13.88k (x0.93)
TOTAL
69.14k
80.58k (x1.17)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
203.61k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
249.64k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
101.32k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
9.55k (x1.29)
TOTAL
499.47k
564.12k (x1.13)

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
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
41.64k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
25.48k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
13.2k (x1.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
12.8k (x0.81)
TOTAL
86.65k
93.12k (x1.07)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
276.56k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
251.6k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
104.55k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
10.58k (x1.4)
TOTAL
657.19k
643.29k (x0.98)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)