Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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 350W)
AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX Advantages
Released 7 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (332.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 25MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
1020
AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX
+158%
2632
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
6726
AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX
+164%
17768
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
968
AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX
+116%
2091
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i7 6950X
9253
AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX
+120%
20380
General Parameters
May 2016
Release Date
Oct 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Broadwell E
Core Architecture
Storm Peak
i7-6950X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2011-3
Socket
AMD Socket sTR5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.14 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
350 W
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
388 mm²
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
-
20
Performance Core Threads
-
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
10
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
30x
Multiplier
47.0
32 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB
25 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
2 TB
4
Max Memory Channels
8
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
332.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5
40
PCIe Lanes
128
