Intel Core i7 6700 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 6700 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700 with 4 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6700 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700

1076

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +17%

1262

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

5018

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +1407%

75671

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700 +9%

1250

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

3667

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +205%

11211

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700

1002

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +26%

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

3915

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +601%

27453

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700

2299

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +11%

2564

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

8046

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +898%

80316

Intel Core i7 6700

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Jan 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-6700

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

65 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

64

8

Performance Core Threads

128

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

64

8

Total Thread Count

128

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

29x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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