AMD EPYC 7452 vs Intel Core i7-6950X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,565

Rank #440

vs
5,780

Rank #329

5,565
5,780

Core i7-6950X wins by 3.7% (Rank #440 vs #329)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,846

Rank #1,042

vs
5,643

Rank #461

4,846
5,643

Core i7-6950X wins by 14.1% (Rank #1042 vs #461)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,644

Rank #139

vs
5,985

Rank #232

6,644
5,985

EPYC 7452 wins by 9.9% (Rank #139 vs #232)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,499

Rank #70

vs
5,125

Rank #317

6,499
5,125

EPYC 7452 wins by 21.1% (Rank #70 vs #317)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,106

Rank #37

vs
5,138

Rank #346

7,106
5,138

EPYC 7452 wins by 27.7% (Rank #37 vs #346)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,542

Rank #63

vs
5,187

Rank #294

6,542
5,187

EPYC 7452 wins by 20.7% (Rank #63 vs #294)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification EPYC 7452 Core i7-6950X Diff
Cores
32
10
+68.8%
Threads
64
20
+68.8%
Base Frequency
2,200 MHz
3,000 MHz
-26.7%
Clock Multiplier
22x
30x
-26.7%
L1 Cache
2,048 KB
32 KB
+98.5%
L2 Cache
16 MiB
0 MiB
+98.5%
L3 Cache
128 MiB
24 MiB
+81.4%
Memory Channels
8
4
+50%
Maximum Memory
4,096 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
191 GB/s
26 GB/s
+86.6%
PCIe Lanes
128
40
+68.8%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
155 W
140 W
9.7% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification EPYC 7452 Core i7-6950X
Designer AMD Intel
Family EPYC --
Series 7002 --
Model Number 7452 i7-6950X
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Rome Broadwell-E
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket SP3 and LGA-4094 LGA2011-v3
Package FCLGA-4094
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4 2400/2133
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Desktop
Release Price $2,025.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

EPYC 7452
AMD
Core i7-6950X
Intel

Family

EPYC 7452
EPYC
Core i7-6950X
--

Series

EPYC 7452
7002
Core i7-6950X
--

Model Number

EPYC 7452
7452
Core i7-6950X
i7-6950X

Microarchitecture

EPYC 7452
Zen 2
Core i7-6950X
--

Core Name

EPYC 7452
Rome
Core i7-6950X
Broadwell-E

Core Family

EPYC 7452
23
Core i7-6950X
--

Socket

EPYC 7452
Socket SP3 and LGA-4094
Core i7-6950X
LGA2011-v3

Package

EPYC 7452
FCLGA-4094
Core i7-6950X

Memory Type

EPYC 7452
DDR4-3200
Core i7-6950X
DDR4 2400/2133

ECC Support

EPYC 7452
Yes
Core i7-6950X
No

PCIe Revision

EPYC 7452
4.0
Core i7-6950X
3.0

PCIe Configuration

EPYC 7452
x16, x8
Core i7-6950X
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

EPYC 7452
Server
Core i7-6950X
Desktop

Release Price

EPYC 7452
$2,025.00
Core i7-6950X
--

Locked Multiplier

EPYC 7452
Yes
Core i7-6950X
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification EPYC 7452 Core i7-6950X
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area 192 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 3,400
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

EPYC 7452
7 nm
Core i7-6950X
14 nm

Die Area

EPYC 7452
192 mm²
Core i7-6950X
246 mm²

Transistor Count

EPYC 7452
3,800
Core i7-6950X
3,400

Manufacturer

EPYC 7452
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Core i7-6950X
Intel

Technology

EPYC 7452
CMOS
Core i7-6950X
--

Word Size

EPYC 7452
64-bit
Core i7-6950X
64-bit

ISA

EPYC 7452
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-6950X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification EPYC 7452 Core i7-6950X
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1250 MHz

GPU

EPYC 7452
--
Core i7-6950X
None

GPU Designer

EPYC 7452
--
Core i7-6950X
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

EPYC 7452
--
Core i7-6950X
1250 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension EPYC 7452 Core i7-6950X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SEV
SHA
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64