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


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1005G1 gets a score of 116.6 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 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
706e5
906ed
Core
Ice Lake-U
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
BGA 1526
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
8/16
TDP
15 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x48 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
16384 kB
Date
August 2019
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
50.62k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
116.63k points
657.19k 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
i3-1005G1
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
3.07k
5.2k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
13.76k
21.19k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8k
6.85k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.59k
15.48k (x2.35)
TOTAL
31.42k
48.71k (x1.55)

Multithread

i3-1005G1

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
8k
42.31k (x5.29)
Test#2 (FP)
35.53k
198.07k (x5.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.53k
68.37k (x3.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
7.38k (x1.72)
TOTAL
66.36k
316.12k (x4.76)

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
i3-1005G1
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
10.52k
18.76k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
17.6k
27.15k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
7.15k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.55k
15.31k (x2.34)
TOTAL
43.44k
68.37k (x1.57)

Multithread

i3-1005G1

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
26.86k
156.95k (x5.84)
Test#2 (FP)
42.38k
250.7k (x5.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.65k
70.02k (x3.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
7.43k (x1.77)
TOTAL
94.1k
485.11k (x5.16)

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
i3-1005G1
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
11.93k
18.88k (x1.58)
Test#2 (FP)
16.99k
28.5k (x1.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.43k
6.91k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.59k
14.86k (x3.24)
TOTAL
39.93k
69.14k (x1.73)

Multithread

i3-1005G1

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
29.07k
157.47k (x5.42)
Test#2 (FP)
46.14k
265.75k (x5.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.47k
68.86k (x3.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
7.38k (x1.76)
TOTAL
98.86k
499.47k (x5.05)

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
i3-1005G1
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
19.45k
33.92k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
16.75k
30k (x1.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.04k
7.01k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.38k
15.73k (x2.46)
TOTAL
50.62k
86.65k (x1.71)

Multithread

i3-1005G1

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
46.52k
302.78k (x6.51)
Test#2 (FP)
48.76k
278.98k (x5.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
67.89k (x3.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
7.53k (x1.78)
TOTAL
116.63k
657.19k (x5.63)

Performance/W
i3-1005G1
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
3102 points/W