Ryzen 7 6800HS vs Core i7-6950X

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6950X
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 140 Watt
11.26
Ryzen 7 6800HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.80
+31.4%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms i7-6950X by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking648446
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.53no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-E (2016)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723no data
Current price$687 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2016
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus support9.6 GT/s / QPIno data
L1 cache32K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size246 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature67°95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS 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
SocketFCLGA2011FP7
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS 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 Ryzen 7 6800HS are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
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 Ryzen 7 6800HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

i7-6950X 11.26
Ryzen 7 6800HS 14.80
+31.4%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-6950X 17418
Ryzen 7 6800HS 22893
+31.4%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 31% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-6950X 1303
Ryzen 7 6800HS 1818
+39.5%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 40% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-6950X 8487
Ryzen 7 6800HS 8635
+1.7%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-6950X 6231
Ryzen 7 6800HS 6258
+0.4%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-6950X 40378
Ryzen 7 6800HS 41339
+2.4%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-6950X 10658
Ryzen 7 6800HS 13890
+30.3%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 30% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-6950X 20
Ryzen 7 6800HS 26
+31%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 31% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-6950X 1859
Ryzen 7 6800HS 1987
+6.9%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 7% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-6950X 156
Ryzen 7 6800HS 234
+50.5%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 50% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-6950X 1.9
Ryzen 7 6800HS 2.79
+46.8%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 47% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-6950X 10.5
Ryzen 7 6800HS 11.4
+8.6%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 9% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-6950X 8450
+25.8%
Ryzen 7 6800HS 6716

Core i7-6950X outperforms Ryzen 7 6800HS by 26% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-6950X 101
Ryzen 7 6800HS 114
+12.6%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 13% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-6950X 196
Ryzen 7 6800HS 255
+29.9%

Ryzen 7 6800HS outperforms Core i7-6950X by 30% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.26 14.80
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 20 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 7 6800HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-6950X in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-6950X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 6800HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-6950X and Ryzen 7 6800HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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