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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 335 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $150.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 77% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i7-6950X - $0.85 vs $3.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.7/FPS
22.972972972972972%
Price, $
$651.07
23%
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
99.84555984555985%
Multi-Core
4140
49.011483366875815%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-6700
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
44 FPS
$18.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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