Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

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Intel Core i7 6900K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 180W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X '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 (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +9%

1151

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

1054

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

11326

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X +32%

15038

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +13%

1286

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

1134

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7470

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X +2%

7690

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +3%

961

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

933

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7327

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X +37%

10059

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

2310

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

2289

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

14258

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X +58%

22610

Intel Core i7 6900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Aug 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-6900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTR4

140 W

Power Consumption

180 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

24

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

60

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