Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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Intel Core i7 6900K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX with 16 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

Lower TDP (140W vs 280W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (204.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

1151

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +21%

1401

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

11326

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +139%

27175

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +48%

1286

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

867

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +231%

7470

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

2253

Blender

Intel Core i7 6900K

192

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +81%

348

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

961

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +35%

1301

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7327

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +105%

15072

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

2310

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +15%

2664

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

14258

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX +182%

40223

Intel Core i7 6900K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

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

i7-6900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

sWRX8

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

280 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

16

Performance Core Threads

32

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

8

Total Core Count

16

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 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 6900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

128

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