Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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Intel Core i7 6950X

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 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 6950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +17%

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +101%

6726

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +6%

1035

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +169%

9253

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +1%

2364

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +129%

17362

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

7577

Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-6950X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

4

20

Performance Core Threads

4

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

10

Total Core Count

4

20

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

35x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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