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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 761 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4150.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4150
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $48.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 92% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-6950X - $0.38 vs $5.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 54 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 3% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-4150 - 130 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-4150 - 20 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
126
96.92307692307692%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4150 Processor (3M Cache, 3.50 GHz) BX80646I34150
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.01/FPS
7.584830339321358%
Price, $
$651.07
7%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 349870 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1041
80.3861003861004%
Multi-Core
2047
24.233455664733043%
Intel Core i3-4150 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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