AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9955 vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2026
May 2016
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Ridge
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
N/A
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-6950X
Package
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
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Manufacturing Process
4 nm
14 nm
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
120 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
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Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
24
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
34.0
30x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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10
Performance Core Threads
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20
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
24
40
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,069
Cinebench R23
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9,743
Geekbench 6
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1,020
Geekbench 6
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6,726
Passmark CPU
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2,330
Passmark CPU
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17,362
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.