Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 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 Advantages
Lower TDP (140W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Advantages
Released 8 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
1069
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+109%
2243
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
9743
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+331%
42074
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
1020
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+235%
3419
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
6726
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+223%
21762
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
2330
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+103%
4743
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
17362
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+282%
66476
General Parameters
May 2016
Release Date
Jun 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Broadwell E
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i7-6950X
Processor Number
9950X
LGA-2011-3
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.1 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
16
20
Performance Core Threads
32
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
10
Total Core Count
16
20
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
43
32 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
1500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
-
Texture Units
-
Raster Operation Units
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
-
Graphics Performance
0 TFLOPS
