AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

Intel Core i7 6950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D with 8 cores 3.0GHz 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 5700X3D 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +26%

1355

Intel Core i7 6950X

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +38%

13532

Intel Core i7 6950X

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +90%

1942

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +50%

10093

Intel Core i7 6950X

6726

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +27%

2974

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D +51%

26330

Intel Core i7 6950X

17362

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Jan 2024

Release Date

May 2016

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6950X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

No

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen 7 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Generation

-

Package

8.85 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

140 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

TSMC

Foundry

-

74 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

125 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

10

16

Performance Core Threads

20

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

10

16

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

96 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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