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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 1273 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6950X - 367 vs 347 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $515.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 26% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-6950X - $1.4 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
367
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$515
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
347
94.55040871934605%
Value, $/FPS
$1.88/FPS
74.46808510638297%
Price, $
$651.07
79%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 358063 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
75.99765258215963%
Multi-Core
8447
78.97344801795063%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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