Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Aug 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen+
Processor Number
i7-6700K
-
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
19.2 billions
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
sTR4
Power Consumption
91 W
250 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
32
Performance Core Threads
8
64
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
32
Total Thread Count
8
64
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
87.42 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
-
Cinebench R23
5,646
-
Geekbench 6
1,512
1,253
Geekbench 5
1,087
977
Geekbench 6
5,068
7,480
Geekbench 5
4,271
17,328
Blender
107
-
Passmark CPU
2,503
2,278
Passmark CPU
8,928
31,873