Core i5-9600KF vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz
Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.8 times faster than the i5-9600KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.8 times faster than the i5-9600KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ec
906ed
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-H
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/6
8/16
TDP
95 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
16384 kB
Date
January 2019
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k 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
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
5.2k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
21.19k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
6.85k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
15.48k (x1.12)
TOTAL
44.04k
48.71k (x1.11)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
42.31k (x1.59)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
198.07k (x1.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
68.37k (x2.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
7.38k (x0.89)
TOTAL
178.11k
316.12k (x1.77)
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
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.5k
18.76k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
24.35k
27.15k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
7.15k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.59k
15.31k (x1.13)
TOTAL
60.98k
68.37k (x1.12)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
93.78k
156.95k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
134.47k
250.7k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.24k
70.02k (x2.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.22k
7.43k (x0.9)
TOTAL
268.71k
485.11k (x1.81)
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
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.92k
18.88k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
25.44k
28.5k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.36k
6.91k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.25k
14.86k (x1.12)
TOTAL
61.97k
69.14k (x1.12)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
95.51k
157.47k (x1.65)
Test#2 (FP)
143.19k
265.75k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
68.86k (x2.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
7.38k (x0.9)
TOTAL
280.77k
499.47k (x1.78)
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
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
33.92k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
30k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
7.01k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
15.73k (x1.13)
TOTAL
77.34k
86.65k (x1.12)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
302.78k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
278.98k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
67.89k (x1.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
7.53k (x0.91)
TOTAL
371.08k
657.19k (x1.77)
Performance/W
i5-9600KF
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W