Athlon PRO 300GE vs i7-6950X

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6950X and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	709	1697
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.84	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7 (Desktop)	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	7.38	7.33
Architecture codename	Broadwell-E (2016)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)	30 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-6950X and Athlon PRO 300GE 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	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s / QPI	no data
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	32K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 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 PRO 300GE 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	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6950X and Athlon PRO 300GE. 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 PRO 300GE 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 PRO 300GE 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 PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6950X and Athlon PRO 300GE.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.92	2.71
Recency	31 May 2016	30 September 2019
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

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