Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Apr 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Hawk Point
Processor Number
i7-6950X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon 780M
Generation
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Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AMD Socket FP7
Power Consumption
140 W
20-30 W
Transistor Count
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25 billions
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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178 mm²
Package
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FP7, FP7r2
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
20
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
20
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
33.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
16 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7500
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 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
4
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2700 MHz
Execution Units
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12
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,757
Cinebench R23
9,743
15,930
Geekbench 6
1,020
2,286
Geekbench 6
6,726
11,550
Passmark CPU
2,330
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Passmark CPU
17,362
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Cinebench 2024
—
102
Cinebench 2024
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866
Blender
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111
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.