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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - 124 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $210.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 69% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - $1.69 vs $5.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
96.7741935483871%
Value, $/FPS
$5.43/FPS
31.123388581952117%
Price, $
$651.07
32%
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 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 3700X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
79 FPS
$12.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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79 FPS
$14.56/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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62 FPS
$15.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$22.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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50 FPS
$19.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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74 FPS
$20.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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50 FPS
$21.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,056.99
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82 FPS
$18.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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60 FPS
$21.65/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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23 FPS
$60.83/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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