AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Intel Core i7-6950X

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X vs Core i7-6950X comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X performs better than the Core i7-6950X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6950X in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-6950X has slightly more cores with 10 cores whereas the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6950X. Also, the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-6950X outputs less heat than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has more L2 cache than the Core i7-6950X. Despite this, the Core i7-6950X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X.

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 Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.