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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9900X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-9900X is 871 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Saints Row than Core i7-6950X - 163 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $550.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 17% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i7-6950X - $3.37 vs $4.07 per FPS
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$550
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC5)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-9900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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