CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
CORE STATE
Zen
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.6 Base / 4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
65W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen
PROCESS
12 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2018
VS
INTEL
Core i7-6950X
CORE STATE
Broadwell-E
CORE SPECS
10 Cores / 20 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3 Base / 3.5 GHz Turbo
CACHE
25 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
140W
ARCHITECTURE
Broadwell
PROCESS
14 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2016
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
5 2500X
i7-6950X
Core Specs
Cores
4
10
+150.0%
Threads
8
20
+150.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.6
3
-16.7%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4
3.5
-12.5%
Frequency (GHz)
3.6
3
-16.7%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4
3.5
-12.5%
Multiplier
36
30
-16.7%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
96 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
8 MB (shared)
25 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
65
140
+115.4%
Architecture
Architecture
Zen
Broadwell
Codename
Zen
Broadwell-E
Generation
Ryzen 5
(Zen+ (Pinnacle Ridge))
Core i7 Extreme
(Broadwell-E)
Process Size
12 nm
14 nm
Transistors
4,800 million
3,400 million
Die Size
213 mm²
246 mm²
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR4
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Quad-channel
Memory Bandwidth
46.9 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
Intel Socket 2011-3
Chipsets
AMD 300 Series, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series
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PCIe
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 3, 40 Lanes(CPU only)
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
End-of-life
Launch Price
—
$1723
Part Number
YD250XBBM4KAFYD250XBBAFMPK
SR2PA
Package
µOPGA-1331
FC-LGA14A
Tj Max
95°C
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