AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7 6950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

833

Intel Core i7 6950X +28%

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3010

Intel Core i7 6950X +223%

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +19%

1216

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3709

Intel Core i7 6950X +81%

6726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

928

Intel Core i7 6950X +4%

968

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3042

Intel Core i7 6950X +204%

9253

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1924

Intel Core i7 6950X +21%

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

6284

Intel Core i7 6950X +176%

17362

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Jul 2017

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6950X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

65 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

10

4

Performance Core Threads

20

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

10

4

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

31x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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