Intel Core i7 6950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Jan 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 5 (Fire Range)
Processor Number
i7-6950X
9955HX
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon 610M
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
FL1
Power Consumption
140 W
55-75 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
101 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
16
Performance Core Threads
20
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
20
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
25
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Base Frequency
-
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2200 MHz
Shader Units
-
128
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
4
Execution Units
-
2
Power Consumption
-
15
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
2,154
Cinebench R23
9,743
35,887
Geekbench 6
1,020
3,228
Geekbench 6
6,726
19,559
Passmark CPU
2,330
-
Passmark CPU
17,362
-
Cinebench 2024
-
129
Cinebench 2024
-
2,057
Blender
-
545