Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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Intel Core i7 6950X

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . 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)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 25MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1069

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +40%

1501

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

9743

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +43%

14028

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

1020

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +53%

1561

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

6726

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +24%

8390

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

968

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +67%

1625

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

9253

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +2%

9452

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

2330

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +44%

3363

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6950X

17362

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +52%

26541

Intel Core i7 6950X

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen 3

i7-6950X

Processor Number

Vermeer

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

8

20

Performance Core Threads

16

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 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

34x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

4 M

25 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6950X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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