Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2020
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Processor Number
i7-6950X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM4
Power Consumption
140 W
105 W
Transistor Count
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4.15 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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90°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
12
Performance Core Threads
20
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
37x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
64 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
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
40
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,670
Cinebench R23
9,743
22,046
Geekbench 6
1,020
2,235
Geekbench 6
6,726
12,589
Passmark CPU
2,330
3,470
Passmark CPU
17,362
39,196
Cinebench 2024
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94
Cinebench 2024
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1,189
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.