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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K and the more expensive Core i7-6950X have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $145.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 78% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-6950X - $0.73 vs $3.27 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 20 vs 16 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
22.32415902140673%
Price, $
$651.07
22%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Updated 348918 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
96.67953667953668%
Multi-Core
7118
84.26660352787972%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 16 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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