AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 6700T

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i7-6700T

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz 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 3960X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6700T 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (35W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +48%

1698

Intel Core i7 6700T

1144

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +300%

13003

Intel Core i7 6700T

3245

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i7 6700T

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Skylake

3960X

Processor Number

-

sTRX4

Socket

Intel Socket 1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

-

Generation

Core i7(Skylake)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

35 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

4

48

Performance Core Threads

8

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

24

Total Core Count

4

48

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

28.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR3, DDR4-2133

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 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 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6700T

4.0

PCIe Version

3

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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