Intel Core i7 6800K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i7 6800K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6800K with 6 cores 3.4GHz 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 6800K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 15MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

951

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +37%

1308

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

6632

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +606%

46874

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

1363

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +7%

1463

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

6495

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +87%

12202

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

922

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +41%

1309

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

5537

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +303%

22365

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

2269

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +17%

2674

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

10740

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +486%

62989

Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-6800K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTRX4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

23.5 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTRX4

140 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

12

Performance Core Threads

64

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

32

12

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

37x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

95.37 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6800K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

28

PCIe Lanes

64

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