AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2019
May 2016
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 2
Broadwell E
Processor Number
3960X
i7-6950X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
23.5 billions
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Manufacturing Process
7 nm
14 nm
Socket
sTRX4
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
280 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
10
Performance Core Threads
48
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
24
10
Total Thread Count
48
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
95.37 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
64
40
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,307
1,069
Cinebench R23
34,932
9,743
Geekbench 6
1,698
1,020
Geekbench 6
13,003
6,726
Passmark CPU
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2,330
Passmark CPU
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17,362
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.