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

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Intel Core i7 6850K AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX with 32 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 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

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

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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +27%

1244

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +496%

43450

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +63%

1615

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +339%

17022

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +29%

1277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +350%

26498

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +10%

2661

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX +451%

62727

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-6850K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sWRX8

140 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

32

12

Performance Core Threads

64

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

32

12

Total Thread Count

64

-

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

128 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3975WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

128

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