Intel Core i7-6950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

Core i7-6950X vs Ryzen 9 9955HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-6950X performs better than the Ryzen 9 9955HX. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 9 9955HX in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9955HX has significantly more cores than the Core i7-6950X. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9955HX has 16 cores compared to 10 cores found in the Core i7-6950X. It also has more threads than the Core i7-6950X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-6950X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 9 9955HX. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 9955HX has a significantly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 9 9955HX outputs less heat than Core i7-6950X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9955HX has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i7-6950X. The Ryzen 9 9955HX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-6950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.