AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i7 6700T

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Intel Core i7-6700T

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 6700T with 4 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6700T 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (35W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +6%

1221

Intel Core i7 6700T

1144

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +180%

9103

Intel Core i7 6700T

3245

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i7 6700T

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

sTR4

Socket

Intel Socket 1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

-

Generation

Core i7(Skylake)

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

35 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

4

32

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

28.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR3, DDR4-2133

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1100 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6700T

3.0

PCIe Version

3

60

PCIe Lanes

16

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