Buy on Amazon
$591.89
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
Availability
MSRP in USD: $699
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1723
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 2409 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 19% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6950X - 210 vs 176 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $591.89 vs $651.07
- Up to 24% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i7-6950X - $2.82 vs $3.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 14% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 120 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$591.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
Buy for $591.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353721 minutes ago
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
176
83.80952380952381%
Value, $/FPS
$3.7/FPS
76.21621621621621%
Price, $
$651.07
90%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
Buy for $651.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353721 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
44.37971213159698%
Multi-Core
8447
43.02449956705547%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 10 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
120 W | TDP | 140 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i7-6950X
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
210 FPS
$20.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,399.99
In Stock
210 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$3,999.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$3,499.99
In Stock
162 FPS
$19.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$3,199.99
In Stock
176 FPS
$17.05/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$2,999.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
