Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700 with 8 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 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 11 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 +97%

2014

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

6726

AMD Ryzen 7 5700 +27%

8599

Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i7-6950X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 3 (Cezanne))

Package

-

Transistor Count

10.7 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

180 mm²

-

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

-

20

Performance Core Threads

-

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

20

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

37.0

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700

3.0

PCIe Version

3

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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