Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 8700G with 8 cores 4.3GHz . 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 L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G's Advantages

Released 7 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G +168%

2737

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

6726

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G +113%

14342

Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jan 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen 4 (Phoenix)

i7-6950X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 780M

-

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

-

Transistor Count

25 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM5

140 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

178 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

8

20

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.3 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

30x

Multiplier

42x

32K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

1MB per core

25MB shared

L3 Cache

16MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128GB

Max Memory Size

256GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

True

-

GPU Base Frequency

1500 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2900 MHz

-

Shader Units

768

-

Texture Units

48

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

12

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

8.12 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 8700G

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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