AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Comparison of technical details, with different specifications, as well as performance in benchmarks between the processor for personal desktop computers, the Intel Core i7-6700K and the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X. The first has 4 cores, 8 threads, a base frequency of 4.0 GHz, a turbo frequency of 4.2 GHz, a cache of 8 MB, a TDP of 91 W. The second has more than 16 cores, a total of 32 threads, its initial frequency is 3.4 GHz, its maximum frequency reaches 4.0 GHz, its cache is 32 MB and its TDP is 180 W.

Specifications:

Processor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	Intel Core i7-6700K
Family	Ryzen	Skylake
Release date	Q3 2017	Q3 2015
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Cores	16	4
Threads	32	8
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	4.0 GHz
Turbo frequency	4.0 GHz	4.2 GHz
Cache	32 MB	8 MB
Max memory size	1000 GB	64 GB
Memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max PCIe lanes	60	16
TDP	180 W	91 W
Geekbench 4 single core	4,368	5,240
Geekbench 4 multi-core	31,948	17,298
Price	$620	$337
Amazon	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	Intel Core i7-6700K
Ebay	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	Intel Core i7-6700K

This table allows us to see what are the technical differences between the two processors. We notice that the processor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X has a higher number of cores, that the turbo frequency of the Intel Core i7-6700K is higher, that the heat dissipation power (TDP) of the Intel Core i7-6700K is lower. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X is more recent.

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Performances:

Processor	Geekbench 4 – Multi-core & single core score – Windows 64-bit
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X	4,368  31,948
Intel Core i7-6700K	5,240  17,298

This graph allows us to better evaluate the power comparison between the two chips. For each value, it is an average of the last 250 results on the benchmark platform. We observe that the difference in single core is 20%. In multi-core, there is a gap of 85%.