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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700G 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 7 5700G is 1778 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - 165 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $169.26 vs $651.07
- Up to 78% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6950X - $1.03 vs $4.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
165
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
84.24242424242424%
Value, $/FPS
$4.68/FPS
22.008547008547012%
Price, $
$651.07
25%
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 7 5700G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
65.30509329299042%
Multi-Core
8447
96.64759725400458%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 13th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700G or Core i7-6950X
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$9.53/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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109 FPS
$8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$920.98
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118 FPS
$7.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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118 FPS
$7.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$865
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118 FPS
$8.86/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,044.99
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114 FPS
$9.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,029.99
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114 FPS
$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$879.99
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114 FPS
$8.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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118 FPS
$9.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,069
In Stock
118 FPS
$8.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 7 5700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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