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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2310 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $651.07 vs $899.99
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 106% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-6950X - 101 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 33% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-6950X - $8.91 vs $13.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
49
48.51485148514851%
Value, $/FPS
$13.29/FPS
67.04288939051919%
Price, $
$651.07
100%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
101
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
72%
FPS and Value Winner
INLAND Micro Center AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core 32-Thread AM5 Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
44.07760381211709%
Multi-Core
8447
43.78271912092469%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 9 7950X
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
101 FPS
$44.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$49.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,839
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101 FPS
$33.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,399
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34 FPS
$69.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,369
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101 FPS
$41.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$4,199.99
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57 FPS
$47.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,689
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50 FPS
$59.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,979
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82 FPS
$50.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$37.7/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,280.03
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47 FPS
$65.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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