AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX vs Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Intel Core i7 6850K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +43%

1401

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +273%

27175

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Intel Core i7 6850K +13%

986

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Intel Core i7 6850K +72%

3877

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +329%

348

Intel Core i7 6850K

81

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +31%

1301

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +156%

15072

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +10%

2664

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +253%

40223

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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Intel Core i7 6850K

General Parameters

Jul 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

i7-6850K

sWRX8

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

140 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

6

32

Performance Core Threads

12

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

32

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

39x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

4

204.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6850K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

128

PCIe Lanes

40

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