Athlon 200GE vs i7-6950X
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-6950X outperforms Athlon 200GE by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 933 | 2041 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.90 | 4.27 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 (Desktop) | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 3.03 | 2.82 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-E (2016) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (9 years ago) | 6 September 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | $55 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon 200GE has 374% better value for money than i7-6950X.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 9.6 GT/s / QPI | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | 32K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 25 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 209.78 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,800 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE 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 | FCLGA2011 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6950X and Athlon 200GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 12 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.05 | 2.34 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 6 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-6950X has a 329.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
Athlon 200GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-6950X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 200GE in performance tests.
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