Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 with 12 cores 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
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945 Advantages
Released 5 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
1020
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
+114%
2192
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
6726
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
+28%
8648
General Parameters
May 2016
Release Date
Apr 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Broadwell E
Core Architecture
Vermeer
i7-6950X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2011-3
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
-
Transistor Count
8.3 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
125 mm²
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
-
20
Performance Core Threads
-
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
30.0
32 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
