Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Intel Core i7 6850K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 180W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.62GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +20%

1180

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +109%

15269

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +9%

1077

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +87%

7251

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +11%

1106

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +83%

10796

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +1%

2446

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +116%

24659

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Oct 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-6850K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sTR4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

180 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

4

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.62 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

60

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