Intel Core i7-6950X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
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Benchmark Score
Overall Score
A combined score of all workloads
4%
slightly better overall score
Gaming Score
The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU
25%
slightly better gaming score
Multitasking Score
Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores
3%
slightly better multitasking score
Heavy Workload Score
Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores
6%
slightly better heavy workload score
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Specifications
Cores
Number of physical processing units
66%
significantly more cores
Threads
Number of logical processing units
66%
significantly more threads
Clock Speed
Base frequency at which the chip operates
0.03%
slightly higher clock speed
L2 Cache
Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache
20%
slightly more L2 cache
L3 Cache
General memory pool for all cores
283%
significantly more L3 cache
Other details
Rank
Ranking in the hardwareDB database
297th
of 1,093
275th
of 1,093
Family
The product line
Core X-series
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Release date
The official date of release of this chip
2016 May
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Memory Type
The type of memory used by this chip
DDR4-2400
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Is Unlocked
Can this CPU can be overclocked
No
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Supports ECC memory
Does this CPU support error correcting memory
No
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