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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3800X 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 3800X is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 3% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-6950X - 138 vs 134 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $284.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 58% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-6950X - $2.06 vs $4.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 105 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
97.10144927536231%
Value, $/FPS
$4.86/FPS
42.38683127572016%
Price, $
$651.07
43%
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 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$284
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 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
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
76.40117994100295%
Multi-Core
8447
99.3998587903036%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 3800X
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$46.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
$72.45/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,898
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43 FPS
$46/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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