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Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz vs Core i9-10980XE


Description
The 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 906ED 2.1GHz gets a score of 657.2 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 1.9 times faster than the 906ED 2.1GHz. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
50657
Core
Comet Lake-H
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
8/16
18/36
TDP
- W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
25344 kB
Date
March 2020
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
86.65k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
657.19k points
1241.12k 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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
5.2k
4.52k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
21.19k
17.94k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.85k
5.5k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.48k
9.64k (x0.62)
TOTAL
48.71k
37.6k (x0.77)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
42.31k
84.93k (x2.01)
Test#2 (FP)
198.07k
409.55k (x2.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.37k
122.88k (x1.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
22.12k (x3)
TOTAL
316.12k
639.48k (x2.02)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
18.76k
16.03k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
27.15k
23.95k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.15k
6.03k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.31k
9.37k (x0.61)
TOTAL
68.37k
55.38k (x0.81)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
156.95k
316.11k (x2.01)
Test#2 (FP)
250.7k
503.75k (x2.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.02k
131.82k (x1.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.43k
22.24k (x2.99)
TOTAL
485.11k
973.92k (x2.01)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
18.88k
16.4k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
28.5k
20.97k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.91k
5.82k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.86k
8.86k (x0.6)
TOTAL
69.14k
52.05k (x0.75)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
157.47k
316.84k (x2.01)
Test#2 (FP)
265.75k
461.09k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
68.86k
129.82k (x1.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.38k
22.09k (x2.99)
TOTAL
499.47k
929.85k (x1.86)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
33.92k
29.53k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
22.59k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.01k
5.99k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.73k
10.22k (x0.65)
TOTAL
86.65k
68.33k (x0.79)

Multithread

906ED 2.1GHz

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
302.78k
587.06k (x1.94)
Test#2 (FP)
278.98k
496.41k (x1.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.89k
134.66k (x1.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.53k
22.99k (x3.05)
TOTAL
657.19k
1241.12k (x1.89)

Performance/W
906ED 2.1GHz
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)