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Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 65W Desktop Processor

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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

14 nm

7 nm

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

10

8

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

20

16

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

3 GHz

17% higher

3.6 GHz

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

3.5 GHz

20% higher

4.4 GHz

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

25 MB

32 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
38% faster

76.8 GB/s

47.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

128 GB

128 GB

Generation

6

0

Socket

2011

0

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

140 Watts

54% lower

65 Watts

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Intel i7-6950X 10-core 3 GHz Socket 2011 140W Desktop Processor
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PROS 3
Cores 10 vs 8 (2) 20% more physical cores
Threads 20 vs 16 (4) 20% more logical cores
Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s vs 47.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (29.2GB/s) 38% faster
CONS 5
CPU Architecture 14 nm vs 7 nm CPU architecture size is (7nm) 50% smaller
CPU Clock 3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz Clock speed is (0.6GHz) 17% lower
CPU Turbo Clock 3.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.9GHz) 20% lower
Cache 25 MB vs 32 MB (7MB) 22% smaller processor cache memory
Thermal Design Power 140 Watts vs 65 Watts Power consumption is (75Watts) 54% higher
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core 3.6 GHz Socket 0 65W Desktop Processor
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