Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +14%

1069

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +52%

9743

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +1%

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +55%

6726

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +2%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +57%

9253

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +6%

2330

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +33%

17362

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-6950X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

36x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

24

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