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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 275 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 2% better in The Last of Us Part I than Ryzen 7 1700 - 134 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $195.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 70% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-6950X - $1.48 vs $4.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.86/FPS
30.45267489711934%
Price, $
$651.07
29%
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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Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
132
98.50746268656717%
Value, $/FPS
$1.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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In Stock
Updated 349102 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1005
77.60617760617761%
Multi-Core
5100
60.376465017165856%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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