AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX vs Intel Core i7-6950X

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX $2,749
Intel Core i7-6950X $1,723
32 Cores
64 Threads
3.5GHz Clock
10 Cores
20 Threads
3GHz Clock
Socket
sWRX8
Socket
LGA 2011 v3
iGPU
No GPU
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iGPU
No GPU
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CB23S 1,250
48%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23M 43,455
101%
CB23M N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Architecture
Zen 2
Architecture
Broadwell
Family
Ryzen 3000
Family
Core 6th Gen
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Instruction Set (ISA)
x86-64
Codename
Castle Peak
Aspen Highlands
Castle Peak 4CCD
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Codename
Broadwell-E
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Broadwell-E-LCC
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Market Segment
Workstation
Market Segment
Workstation
Release Date
7/14/2020
Release Date
5/1/2016
Foundry
TSMC
GlobalFoundries (IO Die)
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Foundry
Intel
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Node
N7
12LP (IO Die)
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Node
14nm
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Die Size
4x 74 mm²
416 mm² (IO Die)
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Die Size
246 mm²
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Transistor Count
4x 3.8 Billion
8.3 Billion (IO Die)
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Transistor Count
3.4 Billion
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32 Cores
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10 Cores
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64 Threads
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20 Threads
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3.5GHz
4.2GHz Boost
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3GHz
3.5GHz Boost
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Type
PCIe
Type
DMI
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Transfer Rate
16GT/s
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
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Lanes
8
Lanes
4
Bandwidth
16GB/s
Bandwidth
2.5GB/s
Bi-directional
32GB/s
Bi-directional
5GB/s
L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
32KB/Core
8-way set associative
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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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128MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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L3
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25MB Shared
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20-way set associative
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Channels
8
Channels
4
Max Memory
2048GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3200MT/s
Clock
1200MHz
Transfer Rate
2400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
25.6GB/s
Bandwidth
204.8GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
19.2GB/s
Bandwidth
76.8GB/s
TDP
280W
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280W Peak
TDP
140W
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Temp
90°C Max
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Temp
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
PCIe 4.0 x128 Lanes
PCIe 3.0 x40 Lanes
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
No Cellular
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