Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Mar 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Cezanne
Processor Number
i7-6950X
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM4
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
90 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
6
Performance Core Threads
20
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
20
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
36x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
-
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
1,364
Cinebench R23
9,743
10,550
Geekbench 6
1,020
1,776
Geekbench 6
6,726
7,245
Passmark CPU
2,330
3,028
Passmark CPU
17,362
19,373
Geekbench 5
-
1,424
Geekbench 5
-
7,179
Blender
-
166