Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition vs A6-9220C

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220C and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2629	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	Intel Core i7EE
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,743
Current price	$360	$627 (0.4x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220C 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	2.5 MB
L3 cache	no data	25 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	3400 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220C 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FT4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220C and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220C and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220C and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220C and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	8	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	20
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	140 Watt

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