Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core i9 10940X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Oct 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Cascade Lake
Processor Number
i7-6950X
i9-10940X
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
140 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
86 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
14
Performance Core Threads
20
28
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
10
14
Total Thread Count
20
28
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
33x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
93.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
48
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,234
Cinebench R23
9,743
21,309
Geekbench 6
1,020
1,471
Geekbench 6
6,726
11,287
Passmark CPU
2,330
2,686
Passmark CPU
17,362
27,907
Geekbench 5
—
1,144
Geekbench 5
—
13,573
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.