Core i7-7700 vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz
Description
The i7-7700 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700 gets a score of 257.5 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 2.6 times faster than the i7-7700 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700 gets a score of 257.5 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 2.6 times faster than the i7-7700 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906e9
906ed
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Comet Lake-H
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/16
TDP
65 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
September 2016
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
67.33k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
257.52k 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
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
4.23k
5.2k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
16.76k
21.19k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
6.85k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.23k
15.48k (x1.27)
TOTAL
38.64k
48.71k (x1.26)
Multithread
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
16.71k
42.31k (x2.53)
Test#2 (FP)
73.1k
198.07k (x2.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
68.37k (x2.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.12k
7.38k (x1.04)
TOTAL
122.68k
316.12k (x2.58)
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
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.33k
18.76k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
21.94k
27.15k (x1.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.85k
7.15k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.52k
15.31k (x1.22)
TOTAL
55.64k
68.37k (x1.23)
Multithread
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
61.73k
156.95k (x2.54)
Test#2 (FP)
99.91k
250.7k (x2.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.03k
70.02k (x2.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.28k
7.43k (x0.8)
TOTAL
197.96k
485.11k (x2.45)
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
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
15.34k
18.88k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
23.41k
28.5k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
6.91k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.07k
14.86k (x1.34)
TOTAL
55.69k
69.14k (x1.24)
Multithread
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
62.68k
157.47k (x2.51)
Test#2 (FP)
105.24k
265.75k (x2.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.35k
68.86k (x2.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.79k
7.38k (x1.27)
TOTAL
200.07k
499.47k (x2.5)
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
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
26.7k
33.92k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
23.7k
30k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
7.01k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.48k
15.73k (x1.37)
TOTAL
67.33k
86.65k (x1.29)
Multithread
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
115.97k
302.78k (x2.61)
Test#2 (FP)
108.43k
278.98k (x2.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.28k
67.89k (x2.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
7.53k (x1.1)
TOTAL
257.52k
657.19k (x2.55)
Performance/W
i7-7700
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
1784 points/W