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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i5-7300HQ


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i5-7300HQ gets 168.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 3.9 times faster than the i5-7300HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
906e9
Core
Comet Lake-H
Kaby Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/4
TDP
- W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2020
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
53.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
168.81k 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
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
3.41k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
14.14k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
4.41k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
8.87k (x0.57)
TOTAL
48.71k
30.83k (x0.63)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
12.75k (x0.3)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
52.88k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
16.25k (x0.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
8.98k (x1.22)
TOTAL
316.12k
90.85k (x0.29)

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
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
11.71k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
16.74k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
4.27k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
7.81k (x0.51)
TOTAL
68.37k
40.53k (x0.59)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
44.38k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
62.55k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
15.6k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
7.85k (x1.06)
TOTAL
485.11k
130.38k (x0.27)

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
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
11.59k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
17.89k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
4.14k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
7.88k (x0.53)
TOTAL
69.14k
41.5k (x0.6)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
44.42k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
67.5k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
14.6k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
8.06k (x1.09)
TOTAL
499.47k
134.58k (x0.27)

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
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
21.65k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
19.18k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
4.38k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
8.3k (x0.53)
TOTAL
86.65k
53.51k (x0.62)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
77.12k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
68.68k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
15.24k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
7.78k (x1.03)
TOTAL
657.19k
168.81k (x0.26)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)