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Core i5-3570K vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz


Description
The i5-3570K is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3570K gets a score of 120.2 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 499.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 4.2 times faster than the i5-3570K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
906ed
Core
Ivy Bridge
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
77 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2012
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
34.57k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
120.16k 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
i5-3570K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
3.85k
5.2k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
10.72k
21.19k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.83k
6.85k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
15.48k (x2.97)
TOTAL
24.6k
48.71k (x1.98)

Multithread

i5-3570K

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
14.34k
42.31k (x2.95)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
198.07k (x4.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.91k
68.37k (x3.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.05k
7.38k (x1.05)
TOTAL
79.5k
316.12k (x3.98)

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
i5-3570K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
12.78k
18.76k (x1.47)
Test#2 (FP)
11.69k
27.15k (x2.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.01k
7.15k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.19k
15.31k (x2.95)
TOTAL
34.66k
68.37k (x1.97)

Multithread

i5-3570K

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
48.18k
156.95k (x3.26)
Test#2 (FP)
43.19k
250.7k (x5.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.37k
70.02k (x3.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.03k
7.43k (x1.06)
TOTAL
116.78k
485.11k (x4.15)

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
i5-3570K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
12.55k
18.88k (x1.5)
Test#2 (FP)
12.14k
28.5k (x2.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.9k
6.91k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
14.86k (x2.98)
TOTAL
34.57k
69.14k (x2)

Multithread

i5-3570K

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
47.53k
157.47k (x3.31)
Test#2 (FP)
46.16k
265.75k (x5.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.36k
68.86k (x3.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.1k
7.38k (x0.91)
TOTAL
120.16k
499.47k (x4.16)

Performance/W
i5-3570K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
617 points/W