AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Intel Core i7 6950X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz 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 Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 8 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)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.0GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +18%

1262

Intel Core i7 6950X

1069

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +676%

75671

Intel Core i7 6950X

9743

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +11%

1138

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +66%

11211

Intel Core i7 6950X

6726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +30%

1265

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +196%

27453

Intel Core i7 6950X

9253

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +10%

2564

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +362%

80316

Intel Core i7 6950X

17362

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i7 6950X

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6950X

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

10

128

Performance Core Threads

20

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

64

Total Core Count

10

128

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

25 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 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6950X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

64

PCIe Lanes

40

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