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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i3-1005G1


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-1005G1 is based on Ice Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i3-1005G1 gets 116.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 5.6 times faster than the i3-1005G1. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
706e5
Core
Comet Lake-H
Ice Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1526
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
- W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32+2x48 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
2x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2020
August 2019
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
50.62k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
116.63k 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
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
3.07k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
13.76k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
8k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
6.59k (x0.43)
TOTAL
48.71k
31.42k (x0.65)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
8k (x0.19)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
35.53k (x0.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
18.53k (x0.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
4.3k (x0.58)
TOTAL
316.12k
66.36k (x0.21)

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
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
10.52k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
17.6k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
8.76k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
6.55k (x0.43)
TOTAL
68.37k
43.44k (x0.64)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
26.86k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
42.38k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
20.65k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
4.21k (x0.57)
TOTAL
485.11k
94.1k (x0.19)

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
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
11.93k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
16.99k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
6.43k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
4.59k (x0.31)
TOTAL
69.14k
39.93k (x0.58)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
29.07k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
46.14k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
19.47k (x0.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
4.18k (x0.57)
TOTAL
499.47k
98.86k (x0.2)

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
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
19.45k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
16.75k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
8.04k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
6.38k (x0.41)
TOTAL
86.65k
50.62k (x0.58)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
46.52k (x0.15)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
48.76k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
17.12k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
4.23k (x0.56)
TOTAL
657.19k
116.63k (x0.18)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i3-1005G1
Test#1 (Integers)