AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 6700

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i7 6700

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 6700 with 4 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X '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 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6700 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +23%

1308

Intel Core i7 6700

1063

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +868%

46874

Intel Core i7 6700

4841

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +5%

1463

Intel Core i7 6700

1388

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +163%

12202

Intel Core i7 6700

4622

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +30%

1309

Intel Core i7 6700

1002

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +471%

22365

Intel Core i7 6700

3915

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +16%

2674

Intel Core i7 6700

2288

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +678%

62989

Intel Core i7 6700

8087

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 6700

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i7-6700

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

4

64

Performance Core Threads

8

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

4

64

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600

256 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

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 Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6700

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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