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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $48.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 91% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6950X - $0.08 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Core i7-860 - 689 vs 598 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 20 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
598
86.79245283018868%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
Value Winner
Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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Updated 362843 minutes ago
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
689
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
8.510638297872342%
Price, $
$651.07
7%
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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In Stock
Updated 362844 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
446
34.440154440154444%
Multi-Core
1463
17.31975849413993%
Intel Core i7-860 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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