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


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300HQ gets a score of 168.8 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 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
906e9
906ed
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
45 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
16384 kB
Date
January 2017
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
53.51k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
168.81k 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
i5-7300HQ
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
5.2k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
14.14k
21.19k (x1.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
6.85k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
15.48k (x1.74)
TOTAL
30.83k
48.71k (x1.58)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
12.75k
42.31k (x3.32)
Test#2 (FP)
52.88k
198.07k (x3.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.25k
68.37k (x4.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.98k
7.38k (x0.82)
TOTAL
90.85k
316.12k (x3.48)

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
i5-7300HQ
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
11.71k
18.76k (x1.6)
Test#2 (FP)
16.74k
27.15k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
7.15k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.81k
15.31k (x1.96)
TOTAL
40.53k
68.37k (x1.69)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
44.38k
156.95k (x3.54)
Test#2 (FP)
62.55k
250.7k (x4.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.6k
70.02k (x4.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.85k
7.43k (x0.95)
TOTAL
130.38k
485.11k (x3.72)

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
i5-7300HQ
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
11.59k
18.88k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
17.89k
28.5k (x1.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
6.91k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.88k
14.86k (x1.88)
TOTAL
41.5k
69.14k (x1.67)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
44.42k
157.47k (x3.55)
Test#2 (FP)
67.5k
265.75k (x3.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.6k
68.86k (x4.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
7.38k (x0.92)
TOTAL
134.58k
499.47k (x3.71)

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
i5-7300HQ
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
21.65k
33.92k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
19.18k
30k (x1.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.38k
7.01k (x1.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
15.73k (x1.89)
TOTAL
53.51k
86.65k (x1.62)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
77.12k
302.78k (x3.93)
Test#2 (FP)
68.68k
278.98k (x4.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.24k
67.89k (x4.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
7.53k (x0.97)
TOTAL
168.81k
657.19k (x3.89)

Performance/W
i5-7300HQ
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
1714 points/W