Core i7-4790K vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz
Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 3 times faster than the i7-4790K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 3 times faster than the i7-4790K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
906ed
Core
Haswell
Comet Lake-H
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/16
TDP
88 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
16384 kB
Date
May 2014
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k 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
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
5.06k
5.2k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
21.19k (x1.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
6.85k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
15.48k (x3.12)
TOTAL
28.47k
48.71k (x1.71)
Multithread
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
18.28k
42.31k (x2.31)
Test#2 (FP)
64.07k
198.07k (x3.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.52k
68.37k (x2.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
7.38k (x0.93)
TOTAL
117.84k
316.12k (x2.68)
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
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.6k
18.76k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
13.92k
27.15k (x1.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
7.15k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
15.31k (x3.06)
TOTAL
40.65k
68.37k (x1.68)
Multithread
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
65.48k
156.95k (x2.4)
Test#2 (FP)
63.29k
250.7k (x3.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.93k
70.02k (x2.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.84k
7.43k (x0.95)
TOTAL
164.54k
485.11k (x2.95)
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
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.8k
18.88k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
28.5k (x1.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.97k
6.91k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.17k
14.86k (x2.88)
TOTAL
41.29k
69.14k (x1.67)
Multithread
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
62.79k
157.47k (x2.51)
Test#2 (FP)
66.48k
265.75k (x4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.35k
68.86k (x2.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.74k
7.38k (x0.84)
TOTAL
164.36k
499.47k (x3.04)
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
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
26.16k
33.92k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
14.78k
30k (x2.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
7.01k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
15.73k (x2.85)
TOTAL
52.47k
86.65k (x1.65)
Multithread
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
107.76k
302.78k (x2.81)
Test#2 (FP)
70.84k
278.98k (x3.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.99k
67.89k (x2.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
7.53k (x0.85)
TOTAL
215.47k
657.19k (x3.05)
Performance/W
i7-4790K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
1225 points/W