i7-6950X Extreme Edition vs A10-7700K

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Primary details

Comparing A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1928not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency2.00no data
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date14 January 2014 (10 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$152$1,743

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB2.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB25 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3400 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VTno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133no data
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7700K and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 140 Watt

A10-7700K has 47.4% lower power consumption.

i7-6950X Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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