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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 5700X is 2134 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 5700X - 20 vs 16 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $169.21 vs $651.07
- Up to 76% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - $1.3 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
92.3076923076923%
Value, $/FPS
$5.43/FPS
23.94106813996317%
Price, $
$651.07
25%
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 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$169.21
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
61.05610561056105%
Multi-Core
8447
86.82290060643437%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 7 5700X
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
101 FPS
$14.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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67 FPS
$16.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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67 FPS
$10.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99
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75 FPS
$15.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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101 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
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75 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
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75 FPS
$15.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,179.99
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64 FPS
$16.41/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,049.99
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114 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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