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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1900X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen Threadripper 1900X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 457 days older than the cheaper Ryzen Threadripper 1900X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 199 vs 197 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X - 140 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $109.99 vs $651.07
- Up to 83% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-6950X - $0.56 vs $3.27 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.27/FPS
17.125382262996943%
Price, $
$651.07
16%
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 Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
FPS
197
98.99497487437185%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$109.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD190XA8AEWOF Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (8-core/16-thread) Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 348903 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2017
Single-Core
1168
90.1930501930502%
Multi-Core
5794
68.59239966852137%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Whitehaven |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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