Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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Intel Core i7 6700K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700K with 4 cores 4.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX with 24 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (91W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

1136

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +2%

1159

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

5661

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +364%

26292

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K +19%

1544

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1297

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

5265

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +59%

8391

Blender

Intel Core i7 6700K

96

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +267%

353

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K +2%

1087

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

1064

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

4271

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +178%

11876

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K +8%

2510

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

2319

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

8940

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX +235%

29986

Intel Core i7 6700K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Oct 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-6700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

91 W

Power Consumption

250 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

24

8

Performance Core Threads

48

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

30x

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

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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