Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

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Intel Core i7 6850K

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (332.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX +166%

2632

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX +358%

17768

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX +111%

2091

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX +246%

20380

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Oct 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Storm Peak

i7-6850K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AMD Socket sTR5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))

Package

-

Transistor Count

13.14 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

350 W

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x71 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

388 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

47.0

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

2 TB

4

Max Memory Channels

8

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

332.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Threadripper PRO 7945WX

3.0

PCIe Version

5

40

PCIe Lanes

128

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