Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 3
Processor Number
i7-6950X
Vermeer
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM4
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
90 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
20
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
20
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
34x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
4 M
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,501
Cinebench R23
9,743
14,028
Geekbench 6
1,020
2,178
Geekbench 6
6,726
9,964
Passmark CPU
2,330
3,363
Passmark CPU
17,362
26,541
Geekbench 5
—
1,625
Geekbench 5
—
9,452
Cinebench 2024
—
92
Cinebench 2024
—
852
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.