Core i7-6500U vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz
Description
The i7-6500U is based on Skylake architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6500U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 6.7 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6500U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 6.7 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
406e3
906ed
Core
Skylake-U
Comet Lake-H
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
8/16
TDP
15 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
16384 kB
Date
September 2015
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
46.25k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k 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
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
2.98k
5.2k (x1.75)
Test#2 (FP)
12.19k
21.19k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.91k
6.85k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.3k
15.48k (x2.92)
TOTAL
24.37k
48.71k (x2)
Multithread
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
6.1k
42.31k (x6.94)
Test#2 (FP)
28.73k
198.07k (x6.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.56k
68.37k (x7.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.71k
7.38k (x1.1)
TOTAL
51.09k
316.12k (x6.19)
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
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
11.11k
18.76k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
15.97k
27.15k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.25k
7.15k (x1.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.66k
15.31k (x2.7)
TOTAL
36.99k
68.37k (x1.85)
Multithread
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
23.1k
156.95k (x6.8)
Test#2 (FP)
36.73k
250.7k (x6.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.99k
70.02k (x7.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
7k
7.43k (x1.06)
TOTAL
76.82k
485.11k (x6.32)
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
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
11.09k
18.88k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
17.1k
28.5k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.12k
6.91k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.58k
14.86k (x2.66)
TOTAL
37.9k
69.14k (x1.82)
Multithread
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
23.3k
157.47k (x6.76)
Test#2 (FP)
38.52k
265.75k (x6.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.95k
68.86k (x6.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
7.38k (x1.06)
TOTAL
78.72k
499.47k (x6.34)
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
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
33.92k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
17.58k
30k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.05k
7.01k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.15k
15.73k (x3.05)
TOTAL
46.25k
86.65k (x1.87)
Multithread
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
42.05k
302.78k (x7.2)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
278.98k (x6.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.4k
67.89k (x7.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.86k
7.53k (x1.28)
TOTAL
97.52k
657.19k (x6.74)
Performance/W
i7-6500U
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
2803 points/W