AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X vs Intel Core i7 6850K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 15MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)
Score
General Parameters
Jul 2025
Release Date
May 2016
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Shimada Peak
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
-
Processor Number
i7-6850K
AMD Socket sTR5
Socket
LGA-2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 5 (Shimada Peak))
Generation
-
Package
66.52 billions
Transistor Count
-
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
350 W
Power Consumption
140 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
-
8x70.6 mm²
Die Size
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
388 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
6
-
Performance Core Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
64
Total Core Count
6
128
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
32.0
Multiplier
36x
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 MB shared
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
1 TB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
4
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
3.0
48
PCIe Lanes
40
