AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i7-6700K
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
| 17% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 743% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 380% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K |
| 185 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| Precision Boost 2 | | | |
| XFR 2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen 2 | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4-3200 MHz
Quad-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Matisse | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Aug 2015 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cores | 32 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 64 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | HD Graphics 530 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 128MB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket TR4 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 95°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | sTRX4 | vs | |
| Die Size | 74mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 7 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4500 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 280 W | vs | 95 W |
Points - higher is better
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better