Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-6950X
—
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
—
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
—
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
Package
—
FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
6
Performance Core Threads
20
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
39
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
40
28
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Execution Units
—
2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
2,119
Cinebench R23
9,743
16,284
Geekbench 6
1,020
3,331
Geekbench 6
6,726
15,031
Passmark CPU
2,330
4,571
Passmark CPU
17,362
29,828
Cinebench 2024
—
130
Cinebench 2024
—
913
Cinebench 2026
—
4,122
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.