AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Intel Core i7 6950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz 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 7 1700X 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Intel Core i7 6950X +10%

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Intel Core i7 6950X +11%

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Intel Core i7 6950X +7%

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Intel Core i7 6950X +50%

6726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Intel Core i7 6950X +3%

968

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Intel Core i7 6950X +46%

9253

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Intel Core i7 6950X +11%

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

15538

Intel Core i7 6950X +11%

17362

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Mar 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

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

10

16

Performance Core Threads

20

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

10

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 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 7 1700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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