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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1723
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 1236 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6950X - 173 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $615.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 7% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6950X - $3.55 vs $3.83 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$615
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 10 | Cores | 10 |
| 20 | Threads | 20 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i7-6950X
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
173 FPS
$33.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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