Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 6700K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700K with 4 cores 4.0GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Lower TDP (91W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

1129

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +15%

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

5646

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +730%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K +3%

1512

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

5068

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +140%

12202

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

1087

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +20%

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

4271

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +423%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

2503

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +6%

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

8928

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +605%

62989

Intel Core i7 6700K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-6700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTRX4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

32

8

Performance Core Threads

64

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

4

Total Core Count

32

8

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

64

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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