AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i7 6800K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 6800K with 6 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 3 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +37%

1308

Intel Core i7 6800K

951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +606%

46874

Intel Core i7 6800K

6632

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +7%

1463

Intel Core i7 6800K

1363

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +87%

12202

Intel Core i7 6800K

6495

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +41%

1309

Intel Core i7 6800K

922

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +303%

22365

Intel Core i7 6800K

5537

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +17%

2674

Intel Core i7 6800K

2269

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +486%

62989

Intel Core i7 6800K

10740

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 6800K

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6800K

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

140 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6800K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

28

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