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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-3930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-3930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1660 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-3930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3930K
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $250.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 57% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-6950X - $2.25 vs $5.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i7-3930K - 125 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3930K - 20 vs 12 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
111
88.8%
Value, $/FPS
$2.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$250
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3930K Hexa-Core Processor 3.2 Ghz 12 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73930K
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.21/FPS
43.186180422264876%
Price, $
$651.07
38%
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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In Stock
Updated 361220 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3930K
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Single-Core
606
46.795366795366796%
Multi-Core
2961
35.053865277613355%
Intel Core i7-3930K | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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