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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-990X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1923 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-990X - 120 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $178.02 vs $651.07
- Up to 71% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - $1.59 vs $5.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.43/FPS
29.281767955801108%
Price, $
$651.07
27%
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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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
112
93.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$178.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Updated 349037 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Single-Core
565
43.62934362934363%
Multi-Core
2626
31.087960222564227%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 130 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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