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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6950X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 580 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $651.07 vs $869.99
- Up to 24% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-8700 - $2.99 vs $3.92 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-6950X - 222 vs 218 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
218
98.1981981981982%
Value, $/FPS
$2.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$651.07
100%
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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Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.92/FPS
76.27551020408164%
Price, $
$869.99
74%
FPS Winner
STGAubron Gaming Desktop PC,Intel Core i7-8700 up to 4.6G,GeForce RTX 3060 12GB GDDR6,32G DDR4,2T SSD,WiFi,BT 5.0, RGB Keybaord, RGB Mouse, RGB Mouse Pad, RGB Bluetooth Sound Bar, Headset Mic,W11H64
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Core i7-8700
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
16 FPS
$78.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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55 FPS
$45.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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13 FPS
$99.92/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
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