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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core 3.8 GHz Socket 0 105W Desktop Processor Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor

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Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

7 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

12

10

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

24

20

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
21% higher

3.8 GHz

3 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
24% higher

4.6 GHz

3.5 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

64 MB

25 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

No

No

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM

47.6 GB/s

38% faster

76.8 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

0

6

Socket

0

2011

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit
25% lower

105 Watts

140 Watts

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CPU Architecture 7 nm vs 14 nm CPU architecture size is (7nm) 50% bigger
Cores 12 vs 10 (2) 17% more physical cores
Threads 24 vs 20 (4) 17% more logical cores
CPU Clock 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz Clock speed is (0.8GHz) 21% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Turbo clock speed is (1.1GHz) 24% higher
Cache 64 MB vs 25 MB (39MB) 61% bigger processor cache memory
Thermal Design Power 105 Watts vs 140 Watts Power consumption is (35Watts) 25% lower
CONS 1
Memory Bandwidth 47.6 GB/s vs 76.8 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (29.2GB/s) 38% slower
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Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor
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