AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X vs Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X Intel Core i7 6800K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X with 64 cores 3.2GHz 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 7980X 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (166.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 15MB)

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +98%

1891

Intel Core i7 6800K

951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +1382%

98341

Intel Core i7 6800K

6632

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +107%

2828

Intel Core i7 6800K

1363

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X +312%

26811

Intel Core i7 6800K

6495

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

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Intel Core i7 6800K

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

-

Instruction Set

x86-64

Storm Peak

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6800K

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Generation

-

Package

52.56 billions

Transistor Count

-

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket sTR5

Socket

LGA-2011-3

350 W

Power Consumption

140 W

TSMC

Foundry

-

8x71 mm²

Die Size

-

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

388 mm

I/O Die Size

-

FC-LGA4844

Package

-

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

6

-

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

64

Total Core Count

6

128

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32.0

Multiplier

34x

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

64 MB

L2 Cache

256 K per core

256 MB

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

1 TB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

166.4 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6800K

5

PCIe Version

3.0

48

PCIe Lanes

28

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