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Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date May 2016 Jan 2025
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Core Architecture Broadwell E Arrow Lake
Processor Number i7-6950X 255HX
Integrated Graphics N/A Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Generation Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Package
Manufacturing Process 14 nm 3 nm
Socket LGA-2011-3 FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption 140 W 45-55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption 160 W
Peak Operating Temperature 105 °C
Foundry Intel
Package FC-LGA18V
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 10 8
Performance Core Threads 20 8
Performance Core Base Frequency 3.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 3.5 GHz 5.2 GHz
Total Core Count 10 20
Total Thread Count 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 24
L1 Cache 32 K per core 112 K per core
L2 Cache 256 K per core 2 MB per core
L3 Cache 25 MB shared 30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz
SMP 1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR4-2133 DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Max Memory Channels 4 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No Yes
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗ Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 3.0 5.0
PCIe Lanes 40 24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true
GPU Base Frequency 300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 1850 MHz
Shader Units 512
Texture Units 32
Raster Operation Units 16
Execution Units 64
Power Consumption 14
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core 1069 2030
Cinebench R23 Multi Core 9743 25611
Geekbench 6 Single Core 1020 3102
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 6726 15879