Intel Xeon 6970E+ vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-6950X
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
400 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
102°C
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Foundry
Intel
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
192
10
Total Thread Count
192
20
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
23.0
30x
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
256 K per core
L3 Cache
480 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
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10
Performance Core Threads
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20
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
12
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,069
Cinebench R23
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9,743
Geekbench 6
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1,020
Geekbench 6
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6,726
Passmark CPU
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2,330
Passmark CPU
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17,362