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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6950X outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6950X is 854 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 130 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $651.07 vs $1150.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - $5.01 vs $8.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 140 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 48 vs 20 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$651.07
100%
FPS and Value 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 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
FPS
129
99.23076923076923%
Value, $/FPS
$8.91/FPS
56.22895622895623%
Price, $
$1150
56%
AMD YD297XAZAFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24 Core, 48 Thread Processor, Pack of 1
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
95.36679536679536%
Multi-Core
7407
87.68793654551912%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 24 |
| 20 | Threads | 48 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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