i7-6950X Extreme Edition vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking284not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency29.10no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$329$1,743

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed4.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2.5 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)25 MB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 million3400 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G 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)
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

i7-6950X Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.


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