Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Sep 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Raphael
Processor Number
i7-6950X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
12
Performance Core Threads
20
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.6 GHz
Total Core Count
10
12
Total Thread Count
20
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
47x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
-
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
-
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
2,033
Cinebench R23
9,743
29,242
Geekbench 6
1,020
2,942
Geekbench 6
6,726
19,092
Passmark CPU
2,330
4,317
Passmark CPU
17,362
52,013
Geekbench 5
-
2,277
Geekbench 5
-
20,503