Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen AI 5 435GE
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Gorgon Point
Processor Number
i7-6950X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon 840M
Generation
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Ryzen AI 400 (Zen 5 / Zen 5c)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95°C
Foundry
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TSMC
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
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Performance Core Threads
20
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
20.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
4 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2000 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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3.4 GHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4
PCIe Lanes
40
10
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
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Cinebench R23
9,743
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Geekbench 6
1,020
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Geekbench 6
6,726
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Passmark CPU
2,330
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Passmark CPU
17,362
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.