AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX vs Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

Intel Core i7 6850K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX with 32 cores 3.5GHz 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 3975WX '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)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +27%

1244

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +496%

43450

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +63%

1615

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +339%

17022

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +706%

653

Intel Core i7 6850K

81

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +29%

1277

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +350%

26498

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +10%

2661

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +451%

62727

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

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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

32

Performance Cores

6

64

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

32

Total Core Count

6

64

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

35x

Multiplier

36x

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

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 3975WX

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6850K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

128

PCIe Lanes

40

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