AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Core i7-6900K
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
$1,299
Intel Core i7-6900K
$1,089
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24 Cores
48 Threads
3GHz Clock
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8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
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Socket
TR4
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Socket
LGA 2011 v3
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iGPU
No GPU
- -
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iGPU
No GPU
- -
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GB6S 1,275
31%
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GB6S 1,275
31%
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GB6M 9,200
34%
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GB6M 7,110
27%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
AMD
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Manufacturer
Intel
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Architecture
Zen+
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Architecture
Broadwell
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Family
Ryzen 2000
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Family
Core 6th Gen
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
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Codename
Colfax
Zeppelin
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Codename
Broadwell-E
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Broadwell-E-LCC
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Market Segment
Workstation
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Market Segment
Workstation
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Release Date
10/2/2018
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Release Date
5/1/2016
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
12LP
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Node
14nm
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Die Size
3x 213 mm²
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Die Size
246 mm²
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Transistor Count
3x 4.8 Billion
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Transistor Count
3.4 Billion
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24 Cores
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8 Cores
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48 Threads
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16 Threads
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3GHz
4.2GHz Boost
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3.2GHz
3.7GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Unlocked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
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Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
8GT/s
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Transfer Rate
5GT/s
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-
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Lanes
4
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Lanes
4
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Bandwidth
4GB/s
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Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
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Bi-directional
8GB/s
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Bi-directional
5GB/s
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Instruction
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L0 Data
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-
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L1 Instruction
64KB/Core
4-way set associative
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-
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L1 Data
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
512KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L2
256KB/Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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64MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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20MB Shared
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20-way set associative
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Channels
4
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Channels
4
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Max Memory
2048GB
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Max Memory
128GB
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ECC
Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
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Clock
1467MHz
Transfer Rate
2933MT/s
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Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
23.5GB/s
Bandwidth
93.9GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
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TDP
250W
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TDP
140W
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Temp
-
-
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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PCIe 3.0 x60 Lanes
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PCIe 3.0 x40 Lanes
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No GPU
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No GPU
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No NPU
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No NPU
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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