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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Ryzen 7 1700X


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 1700X is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the 1700X gets 372.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.8 times faster than the 1700X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
800f11
Core
Comet Lake-H
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
- W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x64+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
March 2020
March 2017
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
56.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
372.73k points

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
1700X
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
12.5k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
22.92k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
5.45k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
14.72k (x0.99)
TOTAL
69.14k
55.59k (x0.8)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

1700X
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
92.51k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
144.76k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
54.43k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
22.08k (x2.99)
TOTAL
499.47k
313.78k (x0.63)

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
1700X
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
13.72k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
22.48k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
5.12k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
15.44k (x0.98)
TOTAL
86.65k
56.76k (x0.66)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

1700X
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
110.92k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
200.56k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
54.24k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
7.01k (x0.93)
TOTAL
657.19k
372.73k (x0.57)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
1700X
Test#1 (Integers)