Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

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Intel Core i7 6950X

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with 4 cores 3.7GHz . 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 5 3400G 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1069

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

1060

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +103%

9743

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

4776

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G +14%

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +101%

6726

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3331

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

966

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +137%

9253

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3901

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

2344

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X +87%

17362

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

9281

Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Picasso

i7-6950X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon RX Vega 11

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.9 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

4

20

Performance Core Threads

8

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

10

Total Core Count

4

20

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

704

-

Texture Units

44

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

11

-

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

1.746 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

8

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