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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1268 days older than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Athlon 3000G - 139 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $63.83 vs $651.07
- Up to 90% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6950X - $0.48 vs $4.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.68/FPS
10.256410256410255%
Price, $
$651.07
9%
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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Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
132
94.96402877697841%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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In Stock
Updated 349268 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
73.8996138996139%
Multi-Core
1975
23.38108204096129%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Athlon |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Picasso |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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