Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Aug 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen
Processor Number
i7-6900K
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
sTR4
Power Consumption
140 W
180 W
Transistor Count
-
9.6 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
-
68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
1,091
Geekbench 6
7,470
6,234
Cinebench R23
-
1,005
Cinebench R23
-
8,979
Geekbench 5
-
1,029
Geekbench 5
-
7,235
Passmark CPU
-
2,323
Passmark CPU
-
16,901