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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-9920X 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 i9-9920X is 871 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-6950X - 102 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $595.0 vs $651.07
- Up to 10% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-6950X - $5.83 vs $6.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6950X - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$595
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC6)
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
101
99.01960784313727%
Value, $/FPS
$6.45/FPS
90.3875968992248%
Price, $
$651.07
91%
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
Ultra
Core i9-9920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1295
91.64897381457891%
Multi-Core
8447
89.46197839440796%
Intel Core i9-9920X | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 10 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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