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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 2752 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $90.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 85% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-6950X - $0.58 vs $3.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 8% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i7-920 - 166 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 20 vs 8 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
154
92.7710843373494%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.92/FPS
14.795918367346939%
Price, $
$651.07
13%
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 349406 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
32.04633204633205%
Multi-Core
1434
16.976441340120754%
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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