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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 2310 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 53% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - 213 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $216.23 vs $651.07
- Up to 78% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - $1.02 vs $4.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 20 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
100%
Price, $
$216.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
65.25821596244131%
Value, $/FPS
$4.68/FPS
21.7948717948718%
Price, $
$651.07
33%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
45.2322738386308%
Multi-Core
8447
65.95611774810651%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 7600X or Core i7-6950X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
170 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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170 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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174 FPS
$8.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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193 FPS
$7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
204 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,019.99
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163 FPS
$13.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
In Stock
204 FPS
$10.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,068.26
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166 FPS
$8.61/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,429.99
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