AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X Intel Core i7 6950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X with 8 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 3 months late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

1005

Intel Core i7 6950X +6%

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

8979

Intel Core i7 6950X +8%

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X +6%

1091

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

6234

Intel Core i7 6950X +7%

6726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X +6%

1029

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

7235

Intel Core i7 6950X +27%

9253

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

2323

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

16901

Intel Core i7 6950X +2%

17362

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6950X

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

sTR4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

180 W

Power Consumption

140 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

10

16

Performance Core Threads

20

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

10

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

40

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