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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 871 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $651.07 vs $1579.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-9960X - $5.43 vs $13.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - 121 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 32 vs 20 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
99.17355371900827%
Value, $/FPS
$5.43/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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$13.05/FPS
41.60919540229885%
Price, $
$1579
41%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
93.9767779390421%
Multi-Core
8447
84.52071242745647%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Core i9-9960X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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