Product Compare
Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 7 170
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | May 2016 | Oct 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Amd |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Broadwell E | Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) |
| Processor Number | i7-6950X | |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Radeon 680M |
| Generation | Ryzen 7 (Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)) | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 6 nm |
| Socket | LGA-2011-3 | FP7 |
| Power Consumption | 140 W | 35-54 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 95 °C | |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| Die Size | 210 mm² | |
| Package | FP7r2 | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Performance Core Threads | 20 | 16 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 10 | 8 |
| Total Thread Count | 20 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 30x | 32 |
| 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 | 16 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2133 | DDR5-4800,LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | Official Link ↗ |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 40 | 20 |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Base Frequency | 400 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2200 MHz | |
| Shader Units | 768 | |
| Texture Units | 48 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 12 | |
| Power Consumption | 15 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1020 | 2044 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 6726 | 10120 |
| Passmark CPU Single Core | 2330 | 3030 |
| Passmark CPU Multi Core | 17362 | 21830 |