Core i9-9900K vs Engineering Sample 906ED 2.1GHz
Description
The i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 906ED 2.1GHz is based on Comet Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900K gets a score of 529.3 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.2 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900K gets a score of 529.3 k points while the 906ED 2.1GHz gets 657.2 k points.
Summarizing, the 906ED 2.1GHz is 1.2 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ed
906ed
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-H
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
95 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
16384 kB
Date
October 2018
March 2020
Mean monothread perf.
81.91k points
86.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
529.32k 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
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
5k
5.2k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
20.22k
21.19k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
6.85k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.78k
15.48k (x1.12)
TOTAL
45.53k
48.71k (x1.07)
Multithread
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
36.39k
42.31k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
166.55k
198.07k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
54.92k
68.37k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.96k
7.38k (x0.82)
TOTAL
266.82k
316.12k (x1.18)
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
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
18.03k
18.76k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
27.15k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.86k
7.15k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.5k
15.31k (x1.06)
TOTAL
65.37k
68.37k (x1.05)
Multithread
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
131.34k
156.95k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
204.76k
250.7k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
55.74k
70.02k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.99k
7.43k (x0.83)
TOTAL
400.83k
485.11k (x1.21)
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
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
17.98k
18.88k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
27.04k
28.5k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.63k
6.91k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.6k
14.86k (x1.09)
TOTAL
65.24k
69.14k (x1.06)
Multithread
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
130.88k
157.47k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
208.5k
265.75k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
54.12k
68.86k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.91k
7.38k (x0.83)
TOTAL
402.41k
499.47k (x1.24)
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
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
32.08k
33.92k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
28.17k
30k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.68k
7.01k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.98k
15.73k (x1.05)
TOTAL
81.91k
86.65k (x1.06)
Multithread
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
242.98k
302.78k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
220.16k
278.98k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.97k
67.89k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.22k
7.53k (x0.62)
TOTAL
529.32k
657.19k (x1.24)
Performance/W
i9-9900K
906ED 2.1GHz
Test#1 (Integers)
2558 points/W