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Intel Core i7-6950X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-6950X
Rank 2 - 98 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 92 %
Intel Core i7-6950X
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
1,237
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 4.00 GHz
1,155
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
7,421
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 3.60 GHz
6,951
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
974
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 4.00 GHz
1,010
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
8,993
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 3.60 GHz
9,122
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.00 GHz
5,950
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
6,760
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
152 cb
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 4.00 GHz
173 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.50 GHz
1,819 cb
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 3.60 GHz
2,433 cb

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
FamilyIntel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16)
CPU groupIntel Core i 6000X (1)AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1000 (3)
ArchitectureBroadwell EWhitehaven (Zen)
Technology14 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 2011-3TR4 (SP3r2)
Predecessor
SuccessorAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
CPU Cores / Threads10 / 2012 / 24
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 10x 12x
Frequency: 3.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.50 GHz 4.00 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.50 GHz 3.60 GHz
L2-Cache6.00 MB
L3-Cache25.00 MB32.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
MemoryDDR4-2400 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-2666 (85.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB
Memory channels44
ECCNoYes
PCIe3.0 x 403.0 x 64
PCIe Bandwidth39.4 GB/s63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
TDP140 W180 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Core i7-6950XAMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
Chip designMonolithicChiplet
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release dateQ2/2016Q3/2017
Release price799 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-6950X
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C / 20T · 3.00 - 3.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
12C / 24T · 3.50 - 4.00 GHz

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