Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen
Processor Number
i7-6950X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
sTR4
Power Consumption
140 W
180 W
Transistor Count
—
9.6 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
16
Performance Core Threads
20
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
34x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
60
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,027
Cinebench R23
9,743
19,635
Geekbench 6
1,020
1,249
Geekbench 6
6,726
10,364
Passmark CPU
2,330
2,265
Passmark CPU
17,362
27,543
Geekbench 5
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1,020
Geekbench 5
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11,859
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.